Airports / Chile / PNT
Lieutenant Julio Gallardo Airport
SCNT / PNTPuerto Natales, ChileELEV 217 FT
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
85 nm
To the nearest alternate
El Calafate - Commander Armando Tola International Airport (FTE).
Overview
Located in Puerto Natales, Chile, Lieutenant Julio Gallardo Airport (SCNT / PNT) operates as a mid-sized airport. The airport sits 217 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 PNT for departures. When weather or ramp space demands it, nearby options are El Calafate - Commander Armando Tola International Airport (FTE, 85 nm), President Carlos Ibáñez International Airport (PUQ, 101 nm), and Piloto Civil Norberto Fernández International Airport (RGL, 120 nm).
Charter pricing from PNT depends on aircraft category, positioning distance, and trip timing. Compare rated operators or run a route through the cost estimator to gauge pricing from Puerto Natales.
Field capability
ICAO
SCNT
IATA
PNT
FAA / Local
SCNT
Elevation
217 ft
Coordinates
51.6707° S · 72.5291° 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 217 ft, PNT sits lower than 67% 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.
- 85nmFTEEl Calafate - Commander Armando Tola International AirportEl Calafate
- 101nmPUQPresident Carlos Ibáñez International AirportPunta Arenas
- 120nmRGLPiloto Civil Norberto Fernández International AirportRio Gallegos
- 125nmWPRCaptain Fuentes Martinez AirportPorvenir
- 180nmRZASanta Cruz AirportPuerto Santa Cruz
- 215nmRGAGobernador Ramón Trejo Noel International AirportRio Grande
Location
Open the full mapSCNT · Lieutenant Julio Gallardo Airport · Puerto Natales, Chile