# Ricardo García Posada Airport (ESR)

> El Salvador, CL · IATA: ESR · ICAO: SCES · Medium Airport

## Quick Facts

| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| IATA | `ESR` |
| ICAO | `SCES` |
| City | El Salvador |
| Country | CL |
| Type | Medium Airport |
| Elevation | 1597 m |
| Cargo | ❌ |
| GPS | -26.31110, -69.76520 |

## Description

At 5,240 feet in the Atacama Desert, Ricardo García Posada (ESR) serves Codelco's copper-mining town of El Salvador – the Chilean city, not the Central American country. The field lies about 15 kilometres southwest of the town and is clearly geared to supporting copper production. There is no commercial cargo terminal; staff and time-critical materials arrive by charter and company flights, while heavy mining goods move by road across the Atacama region and to the ports of Chañaral and Caldera. For planned air freight, the regional airport at Copiapó (CPO) and the national hub at Santiago (SCL) are the reference points. Forwarders therefore treat ESR as a works airfield rather than an air-freight node.

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