El Tepual International Airport – PMC Puerto Montt Chile
Locally known as Aeropuerto Internacional El Tepual, El Tepual International Airport serves Puerto Montt, Chile. The airport is strategically located in the northern area of Patagonia. Currently, El Tepual Airport caters to 6 different flight routes with over 129 flight operations. There are 3 airlines that serve the airport, which is JetSmart, LATAM Chile, and Sky Airline. As of the moment, PMC Airport can only cater to aircraft that have the same size as Boeing 707, with a capacity of 140 to 200 passengers, or smaller.
Best Time to Visit
The construction of El Tepual International Airport was completed in April 1960s. The following month, the airport was used as a site of the great airlift when Chile was hit with a 9.5 magnitude earthquake. By 1963, the airport was formally inaugurated together with its original terminal. The growing number of foreign travelers, specifically from Argentina and Brazil led to the establishment of an additional terminal by 1995. Due to an increase in passenger traffic as well as aircraft traveling to and from the airport, another terminal was added in 2010. In fact, by 2012 El Tepual Airport has catered 1.1 million passengers, making it the second-busiest airport in Chile. Travelers that are planning to visit Los Ladrillos, Maullin, or Petrohue will find the car rental booth facility within the terminal.
What to Do & Area Attractions
There are a number of nearby hotels along El Tepual Airport. Travelers can stay at Gran Pacifico or at Gran Hotel Vicente Costanera. Both hotels feature modest rooms with modern facilities. Travel time to alternate airport Canal Bajo Carlos Hott Siebert Airport takes 1 hour and 30 minutes.
