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Santiago, Santiago Metropolitan Region

Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport
12:43 LOCAL · 46°F MOSTLY CLOUDY · 2 RWY · ELEV 1555 FT
Cancellations
None
of 93 departures on the board
Weather
46°F MOSTLY CLOUDY
Observed 16:00 UTC · SCEL
Departures next hour
13
busiest hour on the board is 18

Inside each terminal

Check-in, security, the station link and how to change terminals — verified against the airport's own pages.

Terminal 1

T1 is the airport’s original terminal, opened in February 1994 and fully remodelled under the current concession. By design — not by airline — it now handles every domestic departure and arrival, spread across piers A and B. LATAM, SKY Airline and JetSMART, Chile’s three domestic carriers, all fly from here.

Check-in

Level 3 holds check-in, security screening and the shopping area; level 4 houses the airport’s own offices. There is no separate arrivals building — everything domestic runs through this one structure.

Changing terminals

T2 is not a shuttle ride away: dedicated connecting buildings (mapped separately as “Conexión T1M-T2C” and “Conexión T1-T2D”) join the two terminals, and the Expreso 1 and Expreso 2 parking towers sit “a few steps from both terminals” by the airport’s own description — walk, don’t wait for a bus.

Accessibility

The “Airport for All” lanyard for non-physical disabilities is issued at the level-3 information desk by gate 2. Free wheelchair and cart assistance (Purple Door) covers the walk from the public meeting point to the gate; book it through the airline or the app up to 48 hours ahead. Turn up without a booking and the airport still helps, but warns the wait may be longer than normal.

Verified from official airport sources · View sources
Terminal levels and piers — Official airport map (PDF)
Domestic/international split by design — Annual Report 2025
Shared parking towers — Official parking
Non-physical disability lanyard desks — Airport for All
Wheelchair/PRM assistance — Mobility assistance
Verified 10 August 2026

Terminal 2

T2 is the new international terminal, delivered on 26 February 2022 and expanded with a fourth pier since. Every international flight — arriving or departing — runs through here, across piers C, D, E and F, added between 2018 and 2024 as traffic grew. LATAM carries just over half of international passengers; SKY Airline, JetSMART, Copa and Avianca share most of the rest.

Check-in

Level 3 is check-in, immigration control, security and Duty Free. Level 2 handles arrivals and transfers, and level 4 has the covered bridges toward Patagua parking.

Changing terminals

T1 connects on foot through the same dedicated connecting buildings that join T2 to it — no shuttle or road crossing needed. The Expreso 1 and 2 parking towers serve both terminals from the same spot.

Accessibility

The “Airport for All” lanyard desk sits on level 3, between gates 3 and 4. Immigration, SAG and Customs on level 1 are where Purple Door assistance hands off arriving passengers with reduced mobility to the public area.

Verified from official airport sources · View sources
Terminal levels and piers — Official airport map (PDF)
Domestic/international split by design — Annual Report 2025
Non-physical disability lanyard desks — Airport for All
Wheelchair/PRM assistance — Mobility assistance
Verified 10 August 2026

Concourse breakdown

Gates, airlines and what's worth your time in each concourse.

Gates
Airlines
Worth knowing
Lounges
T1
LATAM (67% of domestic passengers, 2025), SKY Airline (24%), JetSMART (9%)
The original 1994 building, remodelled and kept for every domestic flight — split across piers A and B.
Pacific Club
T2
LATAM (54% of international passengers, 2025), SKY Airline (13%), JetSMART (10%), Copa Airlines (5%), Avianca (3%), and more — 15% combined
Every international flight, built new in stages (2018–2024) across four piers: C, D, E and F.
SkyTeam Lounge SCL

Airline and gate assignments verified against the airport's official terminal guide and our own departure board, 10 August 2026.