{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"Airport","name":"El Loa Airport","iataCode":"CJC","icaoCode":"SCCF","city":"Calama","country":"CL","airportType":"medium_airport","cargoCapable":true,"cargoRank":null,"confidenceLevel":null,"coordinates":{"latitude":-22.498199,"longitude":-68.903603},"elevationMeters":2299,"runwayLengthMeters":null,"description":"About 2.7 million passengers used El Loa (CJC/SCCF) in 2024, and its freight profile hangs almost entirely on copper: the airport near Calama in Chile's Antofagasta Region opened in 1952 specifically to connect Chuquicamata, one of the world's largest copper mines, and remains the industrial reference point of the Chilean copper belt. Miners, specialists and high-value equipment reach the pits through this field, six kilometres south-east of the city centre, while the cargo terminal handles mine","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com/en/information/airports/el-loa-airport-cjc","markdownMirror":"https://www.freight-academy.com/api/md/airports/en/el-loa-airport-cjc","provider":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Frachtportal","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com"},"quickSummary":"El Loa Airport · (IATA: CJC) · Calama, CL · 2299 m · Cargo Hub"}