Airports / Chile / ARI
Chacalluta International Airport
SCAR / ARIArica, ChileELEV 167 FT
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
18 nm
To the nearest alternate
Coronel FAP Carlos Ciriani Santa Rosa International Airport (TCQ).
Overview
Chacalluta International Airport, listed as SCAR / ARI, is a mid-sized airport in Arica, Chile. The field lies at an elevation of 167 feet. The airport supports scheduled airline service as well as private jet and charter movements.
ARI has no resident charter fleet; trips here are typically flown by operators repositioning from surrounding airports. Useful alternates include Coronel FAP Carlos Ciriani Santa Rosa International Airport (TCQ, 18 nm), General Jorge Fernandez Maldon Airport (ILQ, 70 nm), and Diego Aracena International Airport (IQQ, 132 nm).
Quotes for flights out of ARI vary with aircraft type, repositioning, and schedule flexibility. Use the cost estimator to model a trip from ARI, or browse verified operators serving the area.
Field capability
ICAO
SCAR
IATA
ARI
FAA / Local
SCAR
Elevation
167 ft
Coordinates
18.3485° S · 70.3387° W
Airspace
G · GolfClass G — GolfUncontrolled field — no tower. Pilots self-announce and sequence themselves on the common traffic advisory frequency.Source: FAA NASR class airspace
Size
Medium
Scheduled svc
Yes
Elevation vs Chile fields
state range 26–7,543 ft
At 167 ft, ARI sits lower than 73% of the 33 Chile fields on the register.
Access & alternates
Closest alternate fields by great-circle distance — every listing links to its own field brief.
- 18nmTCQCoronel FAP Carlos Ciriani Santa Rosa International AirportTacna
- 70nmILQGeneral Jorge Fernandez Maldon AirportIlo
- 132nmIQQDiego Aracena International AirportIquique
- 140nmAQPRodríguez Ballón International AirportArequipa
- 165nmLPBEl Alto International AirportLa Paz / El Alto
- 173nmJULInca Manco Capac International AirportJuliaca
Location
Open the full mapSCAR · Chacalluta International Airport · Arica, Chile