Airports / Chile / ZAL
Pichoy Airport
SCVD / ZALValdivia, ChileELEV 59 FT
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
48 nm
To the nearest alternate
La Araucanía International Airport (ZCO).
Overview
Located in Valdivia, Chile, Pichoy Airport (SCVD / ZAL) operates as a mid-sized airport. The field lies at an elevation of 59 feet. The airport supports scheduled airline service as well as private jet and charter movements.
ZAL has no resident charter fleet; trips here are typically flown by operators repositioning from surrounding airports. Useful alternates include La Araucanía International Airport (ZCO, 48 nm), Maquehue Airport (PZS, 57 nm), and Cañal Bajo Carlos Hott Siebert Airport (ZOS, 58 nm).
Quotes for flights out of ZAL vary with aircraft type, repositioning, and schedule flexibility. Use the cost estimator to model a trip from ZAL, or browse verified operators serving the area.
Field capability
ICAO
SCVD
IATA
ZAL
FAA / Local
SCVD
Elevation
59 ft
Coordinates
39.6500° S · 73.0861° 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 59 ft, ZAL sits lower than 94% 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.
- 48nmZCOLa Araucanía International AirportTemuco
- 57nmPZSMaquehue AirportTemuco
- 58nmZOSCañal Bajo Carlos Hott Siebert AirportOsorno
- 91nmZICVictoria AirportVictoria
- 93nmCPCAviador C. Campos AirportChapelco/San Martin de los Andes
- 108nmPMCEl Tepual International AirportPuerto Montt
Location
Open the full mapSCVD · Pichoy Airport · Valdivia, Chile