# Diego Aracena Airport (IQQ)

> Iquique, CL · IATA: IQQ · ICAO: SCDA · Medium Airport · Cargo Hub

## Quick Facts

| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| IATA | `IQQ` |
| ICAO | `SCDA` |
| City | Iquique |
| Country | CL |
| Type | Medium Airport |
| Elevation | 47 m |
| Cargo | ✅ |
| GPS | -20.53520, -70.18130 |

## Description

Iquique's free-trade zone, ZOFRI, established in 1975, is the reason Diego Aracena Airport (IQQ) exists in its modern form: the zone turned the port city into one of South America's main commercial centres and sharply lifted both cargo and passenger traffic. The airport sits on the Pacific coast 48 km south of Iquique and shares its runway with the Los Cóndores air base. ZOFRI's bonded warehouses handle duty-free storage and re-export, linking Asian manufacturing with Andean and Mercosur markets. Most ZOFRI volume arrives by sea through the port; air freight adds speed for high-value and time-critical goods, moving as belly load on scheduled flights. As the second-busiest airport in northern Chile, IQQ blends business travel with regional cargo flows. Forwarders value the customs-free status alongside multimodal sea and road links. Intercontinental main-deck freight is consolidated through Santiago (SCL).

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