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Balmaceda Airport
SCBA / BBABalmaceda, ChileELEV 1,722 FT
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
26 nm
To the nearest alternate
Teniente Vidal Airport (GXQ) — 3 fields within 50 nm.
Overview
Balmaceda Airport (SCBA / BBA) sits in Balmaceda, Chile, where it functions as a mid-sized airport. Field elevation is 1,722 feet above sea level. Scheduled carriers operate here, and the field also sees regular private and charter activity.
While no charter operators list BBA as their home base, the field is reachable for repositioned charter aircraft from nearby bases. The closest alternate fields are Teniente Vidal Airport (GXQ, 26 nm), Chile Chico Airport (CCH, 40 nm), and Perito Moreno Jalil Hamer Airport (PMQ, 48 nm).
Trip costs from BBA are driven by the aircraft category flown and how far it must reposition. Browse operators flying from the area or estimate a trip cost from BBA to plan your flight.
Field capability
ICAO
SCBA
IATA
BBA
FAA / Local
SCBA
Elevation
1,722 ft
Coordinates
45.9160° S · 71.6895° 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 1,722 ft, BBA sits higher than 82% 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.
- 26nmGXQTeniente Vidal AirportCoyhaique
- 40nmCCHChile Chico AirportChile Chico
- 48nmPMQPerito Moreno Jalil Hamer AirportPerito Moreno
- 88nmLGRCochrane AirportCochrane
- 119nmLHSLas Heras AirportLas Heras
- 177nmCRDGeneral Enrique Mosconi International AirportComodoro Rivadavia
Location
Open the full mapSCBA · Balmaceda Airport · Balmaceda, Chile