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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Balmaceda Airport
IATA: BBA ICAO: SCBA
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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
Runways
Direction Length Surface m ft 09/27 2,503 8,212 Asphalt
Sources: Landings.com[1] GCM[2]

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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.^[3] 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.^[4]

In April 2018 the new taxiway entered use as a temporary runway (designated 09L/27R) to enable repair works on the main runway.^[5]

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.^[8]

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