Balmaceda Airport


Balmaceda Airport is an airport next to the village of Balmaceda, serving the Aysén Region of Chile. The airport is west of the Argentina border, it is located 55 km south-east of Coyhaique, the regional capital.
The Balmaceda VOR-DME is located off the approach threshold of Runway 09. The Balmaceda non-directional beacon is located on the field.

Expansion plans

In 2016 works to improve the airfield and expand capacity were commenced consisting of resurfacing the damaged runway surface, the building of a new 30 m wide parallel taxiway, a new control tower, expansion of the apron, and improvements to other administrative structures. These were made with an investment of approximately 27 billion pesos, much of which were national funds intended for the development of remote regions of the country.
In April 2018 the new taxiway entered use as a temporary runway to enable repair works on the main runway.

Airlines and destinations

Accidents and incidents

On 8 April 1968, Douglas C-49K CC-CBM of LADECO crashed on approach, killing all 36 people on board. The aircraft was operating a domestic scheduled passenger flight from Los Cerrillos Airport, Santiago.