Diego Aracena International Airport

Compiled by Bill Gao

Iquique, Tarapacá Region (Chile)

IATA: IQQ ICAO: SCDA

Longest Active Runway

10,991 ft

3,350 meters

Field Elevation

155 ft

47 m MSL

Runway Inventory

1 active

Lighted / Paved

Coordinates & Class

-20.5363°, -70.1814°

LARGE AIRPORT

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Multi-Universe Rankings & Statistical Standing

How ranks work →

RunwayFacts Published Dataset

tied #380 of 650

In curated primary commercial index

Global Commercial Universe

#613 of 7558

Top 8.1% percentile worldwide

For airports with equal runway length, the worldwide order does not indicate a length difference.

National Standing (Chile)

#2 of 3 in CL

#2 of 51 in full national registry

vs Large Airport Median

+9.9%

Compared to 10,000 ft baseline

💡 IQQ in numbers: 10,991 ft longest runway · tied #380 of 650 published · #613 of 7,558 worldwide (top 8.1%) · #2 in Chile.

🔬 Operational & Aerodrome Engineering Comparative Analysis

Longest runway ≥10,500 ft

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Elevation & National Context

Lowland Aerodrome (<2,000 ft)

IQQ lies at 47 m (155 ft), #396 of 650 published airports by elevation and 33.7 percentile among 7,558 worldwide. It is 72 ft below the Chile median (227 ft, 3 airports); SCL is highest at 1,555 ft, 1,400 ft higher than IQQ.

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Regional Density & Alternates (100 NM)

0 Qualifying Aerodromes in Vicinity

No published neighbour with a paved runway of 5,000 ft or more within 100 NM of IQQ. Nearest published airport: Joya Andina International Airport (UYU), 187 NM, 13,123 ft (2,132 ft longer than IQQ); 1 within 250 NM.

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Runway Inventory & National Standing

Primary Runway: 10,991 ft (3,350 m)

IQQ runway: 01/19 10,991 × 148 ft asphalt (asp). National standing: #2 of 3 in Chile; SCL leads by 1,312 ft (12,303 ft). +9.9% vs the 10,000 ft baseline.

🛫 Physical Runway Inventory & Surface Engineering

Runway Designator	Length (ft / m)	Width (ft / m)	Surface Material	Lighting	Status
01/19	10,991 ft (3350 m / 3.350 km)	148 ft (45m)	`Asphalt (ASP)`	✅ Lighted	✅ Active

🛡️ Source: OurAirports Open Aviation Database, snapshot 2026-09-01 · Provenance →