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Viña del Mar Airport (SCVM) sits in the hills east of Concón on Chile's central coast, primarily a Chilean Navy air base with a small, seldom-used civilian terminal. Its single asphalt runway, 05/23, is over 5,700 feet long, lit, and served by an ILS on runway 05, making it a workable if quiet destination for VFR pilots exploring Greater Valparaíso.
Viña del Mar Airport, identified by the ICAO code SCVM, lies in the hills above the coastal commune of Concón, serving the wider Greater Valparaíso area of Chile. It functions chiefly as a military air base for Chilean Navy aviation, with a small civilian passenger terminal that sees only occasional use. For a simulator pilot, the field offers an interesting mix of naval operations, a coastal hill-top setting, and a runway equipped with an ILS despite its otherwise low-key civilian role.
The airport is located in the Valparaíso Region of Chile, in the hills roughly 4 kilometres east of the coastal commune of Concón, which itself is close to Viña del Mar and Valparaíso. It sits at an elevation of 443 feet.
The airport has a single physical runway, 05/23, measuring 5,745 feet in length with a hard surface and runway lighting. Runway 05 is equipped with an ILS approach.
Approach services are provided by Viña del Mar APP on 129.3 MHz. Ground movements are handled on 121.85 MHz, and Viña del Mar TWR provides tower service on 118.9 MHz. Runway 05 is served by an ILS.
The airfield is situated on Torquemada Hill, from which its alternative name, Torquemada Aerodrome, derives; this hill and the nearby coastline near Concón, about 4 kilometres to the west, serve as useful visual references when approaching the field.
The airport was inaugurated in 1987 as the Viña del Mar Naval Air Base and Airport, at a time when Concón was administratively part of Viña del Mar. When Concón regained its independence, the airfield kept its original name until 2015, when it was officially renamed the Concón Naval Air Base and Airport. It has also been known informally as Torquemada Aerodrome, after the hill on which it stands. In 2024 the airport was renamed Viña del Mar Airport once more, coinciding with the start of a project to convert it into a commercial airport. On 9 September 2013, a Corpflite Dornier 228 crashed into power lines while attempting to land in fog, killing both crew members.
The airfield continues to operate primarily as a Chilean Navy air base, with civilian passenger use remaining rare. As of the mid-2020s a project was under way to redevelop the site into a commercial airport, reflecting the airfield's shift from a predominantly military role.