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Desierto de Atacama Airport
SCAT / CPOCopiapo, ChileELEV 670 FT
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
57 nm
To the nearest alternate
Chañaral Airport (CNR).
Overview
Desierto de Atacama Airport (SCAT / CPO) sits in Copiapo, Chile, where it functions as a mid-sized airport. The airport sits 670 feet above sea level. Alongside scheduled airline service, the airport handles a steady flow of private and charter traffic.
No charter operator is headquartered on the field, but operators routinely position aircraft into CPO for departures. When weather or ramp space demands it, nearby options are Chañaral Airport (CNR, 57 nm), Ricardo García Posada Airport (ESR, 79 nm), and Vallenar Airport (VLR, 80 nm).
Charter pricing from CPO depends on aircraft category, positioning distance, and trip timing. Compare rated operators or run a route through the cost estimator to gauge pricing from Copiapo.
Field capability
ICAO
SCAT
IATA
CPO
FAA / Local
SCAT
Elevation
670 ft
Coordinates
27.2612° S · 70.7792° 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 670 ft, CPO sits higher than 64% 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.
- 57nmCNRChañaral AirportChañaral
- 79nmESRRicardo García Posada AirportEl Salvador
- 80nmVLRVallenar AirportVallenar
- 104nmTTCLas Breas AirportTaltal
- 161nmLSCLa Florida AirportLa Serena-Coquimbo
- 230nmANFAndrés Sabella Gálvez International AirportAntofagasta
Location
Open the full mapSCAT · Desierto de Atacama Airport · Copiapo, Chile