# El Tepual Airport (PMC)

> Puerto Montt, CL · IATA: PMC · ICAO: SCTE · Medium Airport · Cargo Hub

## Quick Facts

| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| IATA | `PMC` |
| ICAO | `SCTE` |
| City | Puerto Montt |
| Country | CL |
| Type | Medium Airport |
| Elevation | 90 m |
| Cargo | ✅ |
| GPS | -41.43890, -73.09400 |

## Description

El Tepual Airport (IATA: PMC, ICAO: SCTE) in Chile's Los Lagos region handled 1,971,288 passengers in 2024, making it the country's fifth-busiest airport and the main gateway to the lake district and northern Patagonia. The surrounding fjords host one of the world's largest salmon-farming industries, but most fresh salmon destined for air export is still trucked north to Santiago (SCL) and loaded there rather than at Puerto Montt. Direct departures remain occasional: the first fresh-salmon shipment from El Tepual, 2,500 kilograms for Salmones Camanchaca, left for Shanghai in May 2019 with a transfer in Santiago, and customs brokers in Puerto Montt handle such freighter movements when they occur. Regional exporters have long pushed for regular direct freighter service. Day to day, air cargo at PMC moves as belly freight on scheduled services to Santiago. The airport is run under concession by Sacyr and Agunsa, with an expansion planned to lift capacity from two to three million passengers. For time-critical cold-chain volumes Santiago remains the decisive gateway, while bulk exports go by sea through the ports of Puerto Montt and Coronel.

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