La Araucanía International Airport , also known as Temuco Airport, is the main airport in the

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and southern

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. It is south of the city of

Temuco Temuco () is a List of cities in Chile, city and Communes of Chile, commune, capital (political), capital of the Cautín Province and of the Araucanía Region in southern Chile. The city is located south of Santiago de Chile, Santiago. The city ...

, in the commune of Freire,

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. It has a parking apron with capacity for 4 aircraft (up to

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type), a passenger terminal, and 3 boarding bridges. The Araucania

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(Ident: NIA) is located off the approach threshold of Runway 19.Araucania VOR
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Commissioning

Through a

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issued on July 18, 2014, the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGAC) authorized the start of operations of the new airport on Tuesday July 29, 2014 which was completed with the first landing of a commercial aircraft

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Airlines and destinations

References

External links

La Araucanía Airport
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La Araucanía Airport
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Commissioning

Airlines and destinations

See also

References

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