El Loa Airport


El Loa Airport , is the major airport serving Calama, a city in the Antofagasta Region of Chile. It is one of the largest airports in Chile.
The airport is from the city centre. It currently accommodates aircraft with a maximum wingspan of thus limited to narrow body airliners like the Airbus A320 or Boeing 737. There are plans to construct a second runway with capacity to accommodate wide body jets and military aircraft.
The Calama VOR-DME is located off the approach threshold of Runway 28. The Calama non-directional beacon is located on the field.

Facilities

Passenger Terminal

A new passenger terminal was inaugurated in 2014. With a total area of, it includes three air bridges, an expanded apron and twelve commercial locations. In addition, there was extensive landscaping around the terminal and a new 500 space car park was built. The terminal has a few stores: duty-free shop, Air Britt and Pacific Club VIP lounge.

Other facilities

In parallel to the development of the new terminal, a new high control tower, fire brigade service centre, Air Club Hangar, and wastewater treatment plant were opened.

Tenants

Statistics

The number of passengers has been:
2004: 247,821
2005: 273,275
2006: 315,725
2013: 1,441,566