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Diego Aracena airport in Iquique (Chile)
Diego Aracena airport is located near Iquique, with Chucumata at 0mi↑, Alto Hospicio at 20mi↑, Iquique at 22mi↑, Pozo Almonte at 31mi↑, La Calera at 53mi↑, Pica at 54mi↑,→ See also Northernmost airports in Chile and Southernmost airports in Chile
→ See also airports in Chile
aerial view of Diego Aracena airport
Airport code
- ICAO code : SCDA
- IATA code : IQQ
- Local code : -
Elevation : 47 m = 154ft
→ See also Highest airports in Chile and Lowest airports in Chile
Runways
- runway 01/19 : 3350m = 10991ft
→ See also Airports with Longest runways in Chile
Coming to Diego Aracena airport
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Aviation weather for Diego Aracena airport SCDA IQQ
METAR for Diego Aracena airport SCDA IQQ
SCDA 110400Z 15005KT CAVOK 19/13 Q1014
Decoded METAR for Diego Aracena airport SCDA IQQ
METAR issued by SCDA on Wednesday, December 10, 2025 at 04:00 UTC, Warning : this METAR is out of date, issued 3 days and 87 hours and -4293 minutes ago.
CAVOK = Ceiling And Visibility OK, visibility is more than 10 km, no clouds below 5000 ft or below the minimum sector altitude. No cumulonimbus or budding cumulus, regardless of their altitude and no Significant Weather
visibility is greater than 10km = greater than 6mi.
The temperature is 19°C = 66°F, dew point is 13°C = 55°F. The air is very humid : relative air humidity is 68 %.
QNH is 1014hPa = 29.94inHg
Wind 9km/h = 5kt, direction is 150°.
Sky clear.
TAF for Diego Aracena airport SCDA IQQ
SCDA 110446Z 1106/1206 11004KT CAVOK TN18/1110Z TX22/1118Z BECMG 1114/1116 27012KT BECMG 1120/1122 21014KT BECMG 1200/1202 21004KT TEMPO 1203/1206 FEW035
Decoded TAF for Diego Aracena airport SCDA IQQ
TAF issued by SCDA on Wednesday, December 10, 2025 at 04:46 UTC Warning : this TAF is out of date, issued 3 days and 14 hours and 41 minutes. weather forecast for 24 hours, weather forecast updated every 6 hours.
from Thursday, December 11, 2025 à 06:00 heure TU to Thursday, December 11, 2025 à 14:00 heure UTC
1106/1206 11004KT CAVOK TN18/1110Z TX22/1118Z
CAVOK = Ceiling And Visibility OK, visibility is more than 10 km, no clouds below 5000 ft or below the minimum sector altitude. No cumulonimbus or budding cumulus, regardless of their altitude and no Significant Weather
wind 4kt = 7km/h, direction is 110°
Visibility is greater than 10km = greater than 6mi.
becoming from Thursday, December 11, 2025 à 16:00 heure TU to Thursday, December 11, 2025 à 20:00 heure UTC
BECMG 1114/1116 27012KT
wind 12kt = 22km/h, direction is 270°
becoming from Thursday, December 11, 2025 à 22:00 heure TU to Thursday, December 11, 2025 à 00:00 heure UTC
BECMG 1120/1122 21014KT
wind 14kt = 26km/h, direction is 210°
becoming from Thursday, December 11, 2025 à 02:00 heure TU to Friday, December 12, 2025 à 06:00 heure UTC
BECMG 1200/1202 21004KT
wind 4kt = 7km/h, direction is 210°
temporarily from Thursday, December 11, 2025 à 03:00 heure TU to Friday, December 12, 2025 à 06:00 heure UTC
TEMPO 1203/1206 FEW035
few clouds at 3500ft = 1070m
NOTAM for Diego Aracena airport
Around Diego Aracena airport in Iquique (Chile)
near
- Hotels in Chucumata
- Renaissance Philadelphia Downtown Hotel (Philadelphia) at 4191mi↑
- MoMA (New York) at 4242mi↑
- Guggenheim Museum Bilbao (Bilbao) at 6126mi↑
- Hotel NH Collection San Sebastián Aránzazu (San Sebastián) at 6168mi↑
- Sercotel Codina (San Sebastian) at 6168mi↑
- Eureka! Zientzia Museoa (San Sebastiàn) at 6168mi↑
- Aquarium de Donostia-San Sebastián (San Sebastian) at 6169mi↑
- Hotel de Londres y de Inglaterra (San Sebastian) at 6169mi↑
- San Sebastian at 6169mi↑
- Saint-Jean-de-Luz at 6186mi↑
- Hôtel Txoko (Saint-Jean-de-Luz) at 6186mi↑
- Grand Hôtel Thalasso & Spa (Saint-Jean-de-Luz) at 6186mi↑
- for Diego Aracena airport at 0mi↑
- for Cuartel Gral. VI División de Ejercito airport at 21mi↑
- for Canchones West airport at 36mi↑
nearest airports to Diego Aracena airport in Iquique (Chile)
- Cuartel Gral. VI División de Ejercito heliport (SHIQ ) at 21mi↑NOTAM
- Canchones West airport ( SC1A) at 36mi↑
- Oficina Victoria airport ( CL-SC49) at 38mi↑
- Pica Coposa airport (SCKP CPP ) at 98mi↑NOTAM
- Barriles airport (SCBE TOQ ) at 111mi↑NOTAM
- María Elena airport (SCNE ) at 126mi↑defunct airport
- El Buitre airport (SCAE ) at 140mi↑METAR TAF NOTAM
- Naval heliport (SHHV ) at 143mi↑METAR TAF NOTAM
- Carolina airport (SCMY ) at 150mi↑NOTAM
- Chacalluta airport (SCAR ARI ) at 151mi↑METAR TAF NOTAM
- El Loa airport (SCCF CJC ) at 159mi↑METAR TAF NOTAM
- Coronel FAP Carlos Ciriani Santa Rosa International airport (SPTN TCQ ) at 172mi↑METAR TAF NOTAM
- Villa Alota heliport ( BO-0016) at 177mi↑
- Culpina K heliport ( BO-0017) at 197mi↑
- Salinas airport (SLSJ ) at 198mi↑NOTAM
- Andrés Sabella Gálvez International airport (SCFA ANF ) at 202mi↑METAR TAF NOTAM
→ See also Former airports in Chile
Data sources
- Infos générales : AVWX, France FFPLUM
- METAR : AVWX
- TAF : AVWX
- Météo générale : Openweathermap et AVWX
- NOTAM : FAA
- VAC : France DGAC/SIA, Espagne ENAIRE, Belgique SKEYES
- Aerial maps : Google Maps, Microsoft Bing ou OpenStreetMap