Airports / Chile / WPU
Guardia Marina Zañartu Airport
SCGZ / WPUPuerto Williams, ChileELEV 88 FT
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
24 nm
To the nearest alternate
Ushuaia - Malvinas Argentinas International Airport (USH).
Overview
Guardia Marina Zañartu Airport (SCGZ / WPU) sits in Puerto Williams, Chile, where it functions as a mid-sized airport. The airport sits 88 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 WPU for departures. When weather or ramp space demands it, nearby options are Ushuaia - Malvinas Argentinas International Airport (USH, 24 nm), Gobernador Ramón Trejo Noel International Airport (RGA, 69 nm), and Captain Fuentes Martinez Airport (WPR, 138 nm).
Charter pricing from WPU depends on aircraft category, positioning distance, and trip timing. In directories and search listings it also appears under Ensign Zañartu. Compare rated operators or run a route through the cost estimator to gauge pricing from Puerto Williams.
Field capability
ICAO
SCGZ
IATA
WPU
FAA / Local
SCGZ
Elevation
88 ft
Coordinates
54.9311° S · 67.6263° 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 88 ft, WPU sits lower than 91% 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.
- 24nmUSHUshuaia - Malvinas Argentinas International AirportUshuaia
- 69nmRGAGobernador Ramón Trejo Noel International AirportRio Grande
- 138nmWPRCaptain Fuentes Martinez AirportPorvenir
- 162nmPUQPresident Carlos Ibáñez International AirportPunta Arenas
- 208nmRGLPiloto Civil Norberto Fernández International AirportRio Gallegos
- 263nmPNTLieutenant Julio Gallardo AirportPuerto Natales
Location
Open the full mapSCGZ · Guardia Marina Zañartu Airport · Puerto Williams, Chile