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Pichoy Airport (SCVD/ZAL) serves the city of Valdivia in Chile's Los Ríos Region, lying beside the Pichoy River some 32 kilometres northeast of the city. It offers a single long paved runway with ILS guidance, making it a straightforward destination for both airline traffic and visiting VFR or IFR pilots.
Pichoy Airport is the airport serving Valdivia, a city in the Los Ríos Region of southern Chile. It sits beside the Pichoy River and handles scheduled airline services, principally to Santiago, operated by LATAM Chile and Sky Airline. For a simulator pilot, its long runway, ILS approach and manned control tower make it a useful and accessible field for practising airline-style approaches into a regional Chilean airport.
The airport lies approximately 32 kilometres (20 nautical miles) northeast of Valdivia, adjacent to the Pichoy River, in the Los Ríos Region of Chile. Air traffic in the area is coordinated with Temuco Approach before handover to the local Valdivia tower and ground control frequencies.
Pichoy has a single physical runway, 17/35, of hard surface construction measuring 6,901 feet (2,100 metres) in length. The runway is lit for night operations, and runway 35 is equipped with an ILS approach, while runway 17 does not have instrument approach guidance listed.
Approach control is provided by Temuco Approach on 118.7 MHz. On the ground, Valdivia Control Terrestre (ground) operates on 121.8 MHz, and Valdivia Tower provides tower service on 118.3 MHz. Runway 35 is served by an ILS for instrument approaches.
The Pichoy River, immediately adjacent to the airfield, is a useful visual feature for pilots orienting themselves on approach, alongside the airport's position roughly 32 kilometres northeast of the city of Valdivia.
Pichoy Airport was established to serve Valdivia and lies next to the Pichoy River, from which it takes its name. It has long functioned as the city's principal air link, with scheduled domestic services connecting Valdivia to Santiago de Chile.
Pichoy continues to operate as Valdivia's airport, with scheduled domestic flights to Santiago de Chile operated by LATAM Chile and Sky Airline. The field is equipped with a control tower and ground control, and its ILS-equipped runway supports instrument approaches in addition to visual operations.