ICAO SCAT

Copiapo Desierto de Atacama (CPO)

Desierto de Atacama Airport handled 51,268 passengers in September 2025, down 1.9% on a year earlier, according to Chile's JAC.

Flights (arrivals + departures) over time

The most recent periods20 periods
PeriodFlights (arrivals + departures) 2025Flights (arrivals + departures) 2026Change vs last year
January406415▲ 2.2%
February351395▲ 12.5%
March448471▲ 5.1%
April366444▲ 21.3%
May358413▲ 15.4%
June376426▲ 13.3%
July375476▲ 26.9%
August369412▲ 11.7%
September373––
October461–in progress
November360––
December423––
Year to date (Jan–Aug)3,0493,452▲ 13.2%

Passengers over time

Full count · domestic + international
The most recent periods21 periods
PeriodPassengers 2024Passengers 2025Change vs last year
January71,14758,331▼ 18.0%
February66,33554,561▼ 17.7%
March62,98157,180▼ 9.2%
April59,32151,935▼ 12.5%
May56,37148,009▼ 14.8%
June54,37551,649▼ 5.0%
July58,47352,641▼ 10.0%
August52,97151,220▼ 3.3%
September52,24451,268▼ 1.9%
October59,540––
November60,643––
December56,301––
Year to date (Jan–Sep)534,218476,794▼ 10.7%

Domestic / International

August 2026
  • Domestic 99.5% 410
  • International 0.5% 2

Domestic / International — flights (arrivals + departures)

Full count · domestic + international

Domestic

The most recent periods16 periods
PeriodFlights (arrivals + departures) 2025Flights (arrivals + departures) 2026Change vs last year
January404413▲ 2.2%
February349393▲ 12.6%
March447467▲ 4.5%
April363442▲ 21.8%
May–412–
June–––
July–474–
August367410▲ 11.7%
September371––
October459–in progress
November357––
December420––

International

The most recent periods16 periods
PeriodFlights (arrivals + departures) 2025Flights (arrivals + departures) 2026Change vs last year
January220.0%
February220.0%
March14▲ 300.0%
April32▼ 33.3%
May–1–
June–––
July–2–
August220.0%
September2––
October2–in progress
November3––
December3––

Seasonality · flights (arrivals + departures) by month

Year JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
2024 557 474 491 547 455 464 458 436 388 473 448 419
2025 406 351 448 366 358 376 375 369 373 461 360 423
2026 415 395 471 444 413 426 476 412
International share 0% of flights (arrivals + departures) in August 2026
Series depth 21 years from 2005

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