Airports / Chile / PZS
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
10 nm
To the nearest alternate
La Araucanía International Airport (ZCO) — 2 fields within 50 nm.
Overview
Maquehue Airport (SCTC / PZS) sits in Temuco, Chile, where it functions as a mid-sized airport. Field elevation is 304 feet above sea level. Free of scheduled airline operations, it serves business aviation, charter flights, and local general aviation.
While no charter operators list PZS as their home base, the field is reachable for repositioned charter aircraft from nearby bases. The closest alternate fields are La Araucanía International Airport (ZCO, 10 nm), Victoria Airport (ZIC, 34 nm), and Pichoy Airport (ZAL, 57 nm).
Trip costs from PZS are driven by the aircraft category flown and how far it must reposition. You may also see the field referenced as ZCO. Browse operators flying from the area or estimate a trip cost from PZS to plan your flight.
Field capability
ICAO
SCTC
IATA
PZS
FAA / Local
SCTC
Elevation
304 ft
Coordinates
38.7668° S · 72.6371° 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 304 ft, PZS sits lower 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.
- 10nmZCOLa Araucanía International AirportTemuco
- 34nmZICVictoria AirportVictoria
- 57nmZALPichoy AirportValdivia
- 105nmCPCAviador C. Campos AirportChapelco/San Martin de los Andes
- 112nmZOSCañal Bajo Carlos Hott Siebert AirportOsorno
- 119nmAPZZapala AirportZapala
Location
Open the full mapSCTC · Maquehue Airport · Temuco, Chile