Airports / Comodoro Arturo Merino Benitez International Airport

Comodoro Arturo Merino Benitez International Airport(SCEL)

Santiago, Chile

Last updated: Mar 28, 2026

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Compared to: preceding 12 months · Apr 2024 – Apr 2025
Apr 2025 – Mar 2026·vs Apr 2024 – Apr 2025· Emissions increasing vs prior period

Activity Summary

476.3
Tons CO2 Total
5.2
Avg CO2/Flight
49
Flights Total
Emissions Intensity0.01t CO₂/nm
144.7 tons CO2 in selected period

Airport Patterns

Emissions up 469% vs prior period — significantly busier than prior period

145t
Total CO₂
5.2t
Avg CO₂/flight
49
Flights
Operator Profile

Charter/owner classification not available for this airport's flights

Emissions
65%
289t → 476t CO₂
CO₂ Intensity
63%
3.2t → 5.2t per departure
Flight Count
24
25 → 49 flights
New Routes
25
350t CO₂ combined
Dropped Routes
13
Prior period only
New Aircraft
28
28 new tail numbers
Top Destinations
Madrid61.0t CO₂
1 flight · avg 61.0t/flight
Boca Raton35.1t CO₂
1 flight · avg 35.1t/flight
Aysén8.5t CO₂
2 flights · avg 4.3t/flight
Curitiba7.4t CO₂
1 flight · avg 7.4t/flight
Buenos Aires5.3t CO₂
2 flights · avg 2.7t/flight

Spikes

Significant deviations from this airport's baseline in the selected period.

CO₂ Above Baseline

222t

Signals Detected

5

Highest Severity

High

HighApr 2, 2025 – Apr 8, 2025

Elevated activity Apr 2, 2025 – Apr 8, 2025 — 5 flights in 7 days vs baseline of 1

5 flights recorded in a 7-day window, exceeding the airport baseline of 1 flights per week by 425%.

19.7t CO₂

HighApr 9, 2025 – Apr 15, 2025

Elevated activity Apr 9, 2025 – Apr 15, 2025 — 3 flights in 7 days vs baseline of 1

3 flights recorded in a 7-day window, exceeding the airport baseline of 1 flights per week by 215%.

65.9t CO₂

MediumApr 16, 2025 – Apr 22, 2025

Elevated activity Apr 16, 2025 – Apr 22, 2025 — 2 flights in 7 days vs baseline of 1

2 flights recorded in a 7-day window, exceeding the airport baseline of 1 flights per week by 110%.

71.7t CO₂

HighMay 6, 2025

Single high-emission departure EC-OBZ → SCEL on May 6, 2025 — 63.7t CO₂, 100% of day's total

Aircraft EC-OBZ departing to SCEL produced 63.7t CO₂, representing 100% of all airport emissions on May 6, 2025.

63.7t CO₂

MediumMay 6, 2025 – Sep 12, 2025

129-day gap in recorded activity ending Sep 12, 2025

Airport had 129 consecutive days with zero recorded flights before activity resumed on Sep 12, 2025.

1.0t CO₂

Route Map

Top Routes by Emissions
SantiagoMadrid

SCEL to LEMD · 6,661 miles

Total Flights

1

Avg CO₂/Flight

61.0t

Total Emissions

61.0t CO₂

Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
Jan
Feb
Mar
SantiagoBoca Raton

SCEL to KBCT · 4,175 miles

Total Flights

1

Avg CO₂/Flight

35.1t

Total Emissions

35.1t CO₂

Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
Jan
Feb
Mar
SantiagoAysén

SCEL to SCEX · 906 miles

Total Flights

2

Avg CO₂/Flight

4.3t

Total Emissions

8.5t CO₂

Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
Jan
Feb
Mar
SantiagoCuritiba

SCEL to SBCT · 1,405 miles

Total Flights

1

Avg CO₂/Flight

7.4t

Total Emissions

7.4t CO₂

Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
Jan
Feb
Mar
SantiagoBuenos Aires

SCEL to SABE · 713 miles

Total Flights

2

Avg CO₂/Flight

2.7t

Total Emissions

5.3t CO₂

Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
Jan
Feb
Mar
SantiagoUmuarama

SCEL to SNQT · 1,239 miles

Total Flights

1

Avg CO₂/Flight

5.0t

Total Emissions

5.0t CO₂

Apr
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Jan
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Aircraft Using This Airport
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D-AMLC·Bombardier Global 6000/6500
61.0t CO₂ · avg 61.0t/visit · 1 visit · Last seen 16 Mar 2026
LV-KAX·Gulfstream GV
35.1t CO₂ · avg 35.1t/visit · 1 visit · Last seen 23 Feb 2026
CC-AMXCharter·Bombardier Challenger 600
9.9t CO₂ · avg 3.3t/visit · 3 visits · Last seen 25 Mar 2026
CC-CPS·Cessna Citation X
8.5t CO₂ · avg 4.3t/visit · 2 visits · Last seen 5 Mar 2026
LV-GQKCharter·Dassault Falcon 900
7.4t CO₂ · avg 7.4t/visit · 1 visit · Last seen 24 Feb 2026
N100LA·Bombardier Global 5000
5.3t CO₂ · avg 5.3t/visit · 1 visit · Last seen 13 Feb 2026
N255VGCharter·Cessna Citation Latitude
4.3t CO₂ · avg 2.2t/visit · 2 visits · Last seen 23 Feb 2026
CC-AND·Embraer Phenom 300
3.5t CO₂ · avg 1.8t/visit · 2 visits · Last seen 28 Mar 2026
CC-AYB·Gulfstream GV
1.9t CO₂ · avg 0.9t/visit · 2 visits · Last seen 1 Mar 2026
N567SV·Pilatus PC-24
1.6t CO₂ · avg 0.5t/visit · 3 visits · Last seen 24 Mar 2026
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Recent Flights

10 total flights recorded

Showing most recent flights — not filtered by viewing period