Lieutenant Julio Gallardo Airport guide

Teniente Julio Gallardo Airport is the only airport serving Puerto Natales, in the Magallanes Region of southern Chile. It lies about 7 kilometres north-northwest of the town, on the Last Hope Sound side of Patagonia. Most visitors use it as the air entry point for Torres del Paine National Park, which is the main reason the airport sees traffic.

The airfield has one asphalt runway, 10/28, about 1,764 metres long. A displaced threshold limits the usable length to roughly 1,315 metres. Flights are seasonal and connect the town with Santiago and Puerto Montt on LATAM, Sky Airline and JetSMART. Outside the high season, travellers more often fly to Punta Arenas and continue by road.

Public works are planned on the runway between January and March 2027. They are being phased so that weekend commercial flights continue through the high season, with the aerodrome open Friday to Sunday in January and on weekends in February and March. Check the current schedule with your airline before you travel.