Teniente Julio Gallardo Airport () is an airport serving Puerto Natales, a city in the Magallanes Region of Chile. The airport is north-northwest of Puerto Natales, which is on the Admiral Montt Gulf (es), a long fjord that reaches inland close to the border with Argentina. The airport is from the border.
The Puerto Natales VOR-DME (Ident: PNT) is located southeast of the airport.
Expansion In 2014, it was announced that the airport would be expanded, with the taxiway widened to , and the runway extended to and widened to . Work was expected to be completed in September 2016, and was done so that the airport is better able to handle aircraft such as the A320 and Boeing 737 to return scheduled commercial service to Puerto Natales, which it has not had since 2013.
The latest available imageryGoogle Maps - Gallardo runway displaced threshold (2/12/2015) shows a displaced threshold on the southeast end of the runway, limiting runway length to .
Airlines and destinations
See also Transport in Chile List of airports in Chile
References
External links Teniente Julio Gallardo Airport at OpenStreetMap
Accident history for Teniente Julio Gallardo Airport at Aviation Safety Network