Airports / Chile / CJC
El Loa Airport
SCCF / CJCCalama, ChileELEV 7,543 FT
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
68 nm
To the nearest alternate
Barriles Airport (TOQ).
Overview
El Loa Airport (SCCF / CJC) sits in Calama, Chile, where it functions as a mid-sized airport. Field elevation is 7,543 feet above sea level. Scheduled carriers operate here, and the field also sees regular private and charter activity.
While no charter operators list CJC as their home base, the field is reachable for repositioned charter aircraft from nearby bases. The closest alternate fields are Barriles Airport (TOQ, 68 nm), Andrés Sabella Gálvez International Airport (ANF, 102 nm), and Diego Aracena International Airport (IQQ, 138 nm).
Trip costs from CJC 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 CJC to plan your flight.
Field capability
ICAO
SCCF
IATA
CJC
FAA / Local
SCCF
Elevation
7,543 ft
Coordinates
22.4982° S · 68.9036° 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 7,543 ft, CJC sits higher than 97% of the 33 Chile fields on the register — a high-elevation field where density altitude can trim aircraft performance on warm days.
Access & alternates
Closest alternate fields by great-circle distance — every listing links to its own field brief.
- 68nmTOQBarriles AirportTocopilla
- 102nmANFAndrés Sabella Gálvez International AirportAntofagasta
- 138nmIQQDiego Aracena International AirportIquique
- 168nmUYUJoya Andina International AirportQuijarro
- 201nmTTCLas Breas AirportTaltal
- 234nmESRRicardo García Posada AirportEl Salvador
Location
Open the full mapSCCF · El Loa Airport · Calama, Chile