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Diego Aracena Airport (ICAO SCDA, IATA IQQ) serves the city of Iquique on Chile's arid northern coast in the Tarapaca Region. It is a large, ILS-equipped international field with a single very long runway, making it a straightforward and prominent VFR or IFR destination for simulator pilots exploring the Atacama coastline.
Diego Aracena Airport lies on the Pacific coast near Iquique in Chile's Tarapaca Region, serving as the principal gateway to the city and the surrounding Atacama desert coastline. It is classified as a large airport with scheduled airline service, built around a single, exceptionally long runway equipped with an ILS. For a simulator pilot, its combination of a 11,000-foot strip, coastal desert scenery and full ATC services makes it a distinctive stop on a South American route.
The airport sits at coordinates 20.5353 S, 70.1814 W, close to Iquique on the Chilean coast. It is served by Iquique Approach control, indicating that the surrounding airspace is controlled, with arrivals and departures coordinated through approach, tower, ground and radio frequencies.
Diego Aracena has one physical runway, 01/19, with a hard surface measuring 11,008 feet in length. Both directions are lit, and runway 19 is equipped with an ILS for instrument approaches.
Radio services are provided under the Iquique callsigns: Iquique Approach on 122.7 MHz, Ground on 121.7 MHz, Iquique Radio on 127.3 MHz, and Iquique Tower on 118.9 MHz. An ILS is available for runway 19, supporting instrument approaches to the field.
Diego Aracena operates as an international airport with scheduled airline service, handling both domestic and international traffic for Iquique and the wider Tarapaca Region. It is a large, actively operated facility with full air traffic control services on approach, tower, ground and radio frequencies.