Terminal 1
The original terminal building, now used for domestic flights within Chile, including LATAM Airlines, Sky Airline and JetSMART routes to cities across the country.
Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport (SCL) is the main airport serving Santiago, Chile. It sits in the commune of Pudahuel, about 15 km northwest of central Santiago, and connects to the city by the Costanera Norte and Vespucio Norte motorways. About 25.8 million passengers used it in 2024.
LATAM Airlines runs its main hub here, and Sky Airline and JetSMART also base much of their network at the airport. Domestic routes link Santiago with cities such as Antofagasta, Calama, Iquique, Puerto Montt, Punta Arenas and Easter Island. International flights reach Buenos Aires, Lima, São Paulo, Bogotá, Mexico City, Miami, Atlanta, Madrid, Paris, London, Istanbul, Sydney and Auckland, among others.
The airport has two passenger terminals in one complex: Terminal 1 handles domestic flights and Terminal 2, opened in 2022, handles international flights. You can walk between them.
From the airport, most travelers head into Santiago, to neighborhoods such as Providencia, Las Condes and the historic center. Others continue to Valparaíso and Viña del Mar on the Pacific coast, the Casablanca and Maipo wine valleys, or the ski areas of Valle Nevado and Farellones in the Andes.