Airports / Chile / YAI
Gral. Bernardo O´Higgins Airport
SCCH / YAIChillan, ChileELEV 495 FT
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
51 nm
To the nearest alternate
Carriel Sur International Airport (CCP).
Overview
Gral. Bernardo O´Higgins Airport, listed as SCCH / YAI, is a mid-sized airport in Chillan, Chile. The airport sits 495 feet above sea level. With no scheduled airline service, it caters to private, charter, and general aviation traffic.
No charter operator is headquartered on the field, but operators routinely position aircraft into YAI for departures. When weather or ramp space demands it, nearby options are Carriel Sur International Airport (CCP, 51 nm), Panguilemo Airport (TLX, 75 nm), and Victoria Airport (ZIC, 101 nm).
Charter pricing from YAI depends on aircraft category, positioning distance, and trip timing. Compare rated operators or run a route through the cost estimator to gauge pricing from Chillan.
Field capability
ICAO
SCCH
IATA
YAI
FAA / Local
SCCH
Elevation
495 ft
Coordinates
36.5825° S · 72.0314° 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
No
Elevation vs Chile fields
state range 26–7,543 ft
At 495 ft, YAI sits higher than 58% 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.
- 51nmCCPCarriel Sur International AirportConcepcion
- 75nmTLXPanguilemo AirportTalca
- 101nmZICVictoria AirportVictoria
- 134nmPZSMaquehue AirportTemuco
- 136nmLGSComodoro D.R. Salomón AirportMalargue
- 144nmZCOLa Araucanía International AirportTemuco
Location
Open the full mapSCCH · Gral. Bernardo O´Higgins Airport · Chillan, Chile