Balmaceda Airport (IATA: BBA, ICAO: SCBA) is an airport next to the village of Balmaceda, serving the Aysén Region of Chile. The airport is 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) west of the Argentina border, it is located 55 km south-east of Coyhaique, the regional capital.
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Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
Location | Balmaceda, Chile | ||||||||||
Elevation AMSL | 1,719 ft / 524 m | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 45°54′58″S 71°41′15″W | ||||||||||
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![]() ![]() BBA Location of Balmaceda Airport in Chile | |||||||||||
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The Balmaceda VOR-DME (Ident: BAL) is located 0.31 nautical miles (0.6 km) off the approach threshold of Runway 09. The Balmaceda non-directional beacon (Ident: BAL) is located on the field.[4][5]
In 2016 works to improve the airfield and expand capacity were commenced consisting of resurfacing the damaged runway surface, the building of a new 30 m wide parallel taxiway, a new control tower, expansion of the apron, and improvements to other administrative structures.[6] These were made with an investment of approximately 27 billion pesos, much of which were national funds intended for the development of remote regions of the country.[7]
In April 2018 the new taxiway entered use as a temporary runway (designated 09L/27R) to enable repair works on the main runway.[8]
Airlines | Destinations |
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JetSmart | Concepcion[9] |
LATAM Chile | Puerto Montt, Santiago de Chile |
Sky Airline | Puerto Montt, Santiago de Chile[10] |
On 8 April 1968, Douglas C-49K CC-CBM of LADECO crashed on approach, killing all 36 people on board. The aircraft was operating a domestic scheduled passenger flight from Los Cerrillos Airport, Santiago.[11]
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