Arturo Merino Benitez Airport
Comodoro Arturo Merino Benitez International Airport (IATA: SCL), also known as Pudahuel Airport and Santiago International Airport, located in Pudahuel, west of Santiago, is Chile's largest aviation facility.
The airport was built between 1961 and 1967 and was originally called Aeropuerto Internacional Pudahuel; it replaced Los Cerrillos Airport. The name of the airport was subsequently rechristened in honor of the founder of the Chilean Air Force: Arturo Merino Benítez during the 1970s.
The airport's international terminal suffered damage after the February 27, 2010 earthquake, but the runways were unharmed. Full operation resumed on March 3, 2010.
There is an international terminal, with 10 gates and a smaller domestic terminal with 7 gates.
Here are some of the major Airlines that service Comodoro Arturo Merino Benitez International Airport:
- Aerolínea Principal
- Aerolíneas Argentinas
- Aeroméxico
- Air Canada
- Air France
- American Airlines
- Avianca
- Copa Airlines
- Delta Air Lines
- Gol Airlines
- Iberia
- LAN Airlines
- LAN Argentina
- LAN Ecuador
- LAN Perú
- PLUNA
- Sky Airline
- TACA Airlines operated by TACA Perú
- TAM Airlines
- TAM Airlines Paraguay
This information was source by Wikipedia at: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comodoro_Arturo_Merino_Ben%C3%ADtez_International_Airport