Airport: SCIE – Carriel Sur International Airport, Chile
Carriel Sur Airport serves as the primary aviation gateway to the Biobío Region and the city of Concepción, situated approximately 500km south of Santiago near the geographic midpoint of Chile’s long coastline. Since its inauguration in January 1968, the airport has evolved from a local replacement for the old Hualpencillo airfield into a critical piece of national infrastructure. A major modernization project in 2000 introduced a contemporary terminal equipped with glass-walled jetways, streamlined customs and immigration areas, duty-free shopping, and executive lounges. Further expansions in the late 2010s nearly doubled its capacity, allowing it to manage over two million passengers per year.
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August Memorial Flight
Please don’t forget our Memorial flight for Todd C occurs this month. Info can be found in our Discord channel: #memorial-special-flights.
| Pilot | Flight | Dep | Arrival | Status | Alt | Distance/Time |
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| Flight | Pilot | Dep | Arr | Aircraft | Time | Landing | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MACANZ-172 | Mark Stayton | YBRM | YPDN | 737-300 | 1.51 | -92 ft/m | Accepted |
| MACKWI-104 | Gary Brooks | NZNR | NZWU | GA LIGHT AIR | 0.29 | -76 ft/m | Accepted |
| MACKWI-103 | Gary Brooks | NZGS | NZNR | GA LIGHT AIR | 0.20 | -38 ft/m | Accepted |
| MACQWS-173 | Steve Kightlinger | OIII | CYYC | B787-800 | 12.34 | -114 ft/m | Accepted |
| HSTAWE81 | Jim Cruse | KCLT | KTPA | 737-400 | 1.15 | -136 ft/m | Accepted |
| MACAWE1756 | Peter Goodman | KCLT | KTPA | A320 | 1.15 | -298 ft/m | Accepted |
| MACAWE2162 | Pat Leclerc | KCLT | KTPA | A321 | 1.08 | -130 ft/m | Accepted |
| CHR14503 | Joacim Olsson | KCLT | KTPA | A350-900 | 1.08 | -70 ft/m | Accepted |
| MACAWE1756 | Tom Taylor | KCLT | KTPA | A320 | 1.08 | -141 ft/m | Accepted |
| MACQWS-172 | Steve Kightlinger | NZDN | OIII | B777-200 | 17.10 | -51 ft/m | Accepted |