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Santiago Arturo Benitez SCL Airport Overview

Santiago Arturo Benitez International Airport SCL serves the capital city of Santiago, in Chile, S.A.. has been honored by IATA for its rapid recovery of its terminal and airline operations after the February 2010 earthquake. Furthermore IATA considered Santiago International as being a leader in Latin America, 'both for its efficiency, quality and customer orientation'.

The Airport is located in Pudahuel, a part of the metropolitan region of Santiago, Chile's capital city, and only 17 miles northwest of its city center. It is accessible either via Ruta 68, taking Autopista Vespucio north to the Airport Exit, or via the 6-lane Autopista Constanera Norte, taking the Airport Exit.

With two very long runways and an estimated 14.2 million passengers in 2012 (a 17 percent increase over 2011), Arturo Benitez Airport is hub for Aerolineas Argentinas and is served by a number of domestic and international airlines (including Delta & American) offering direct and connecting flights to all points of the globe.

The on-Airport 5-level Holiday Inn connects internally to both the Domestic and the International areas of the passenger terminal and has its own parking spaces, as well as a conference hl for up to 170 persons.
 
The new passenger terminal at Santiago Benitez Airport is divided into Domestic (D) and International (I) areas. (For more information, please refer to 'Terminal Map' page.)

Parking options at Arturo Benitez International :  (For more information, please refer to 'Airport Parking' page.)

Rental car desks
are located on the First level, Central International Hall, Domestic & International Arrivals. They include rental car agencies Hertz, Econorent, Budget, Avis, Europcar & Alamo.

To get from Arturo Benitez Airport to your destination, you can rent a car, take a taxi or a van (transportation counters for rental cars, taxis & vans are located on the first level, in the Central International Hall of Domestic or International Arrivals); or you can take a bus. Airport-authorized transport vehicles are located east and west at the domestic and international exits.
1. Vans  are available from from Transvip, tel. 56 2 677 3000.
2. Buses: (a) TurBus, tel. 56 2 601 9573 makes daily runs 6am-midnight with stops in Moneda Esquina San Martin, and metro stations of Los Heroes, University of Santiago, Las Rejas & Pajaritos.
(b) CentroPuerto bus, tel. 56 2 601 9883, with daily service from 6am to 11:30pm, stops at the following Metro stations: Los Heroes, University of Santiago, Las Rejas  & Pajaritos. 



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Santiago Arturo Benitez SCL Airport Update History

  • Updated SCL Airports page - May 16, 2013
  • Updated SCL Food & Stores page - May 16, 2013
  • Updated SCL Airport Intro page - May 4, 2013
  • Updated SCL Main Terminals page - May 4, 2013
  • Updated SCL Official Website Links page - May 4, 2013
  • Updated SCL Smoking page - Mar 31, 2013
  • Updated SCL Direct Flights page - Feb 20, 2013