El Tepual International Airport

El Tepual International Airport (IATA: PMC, ICAO: SCTE) is a commercial and private aviation facility which serves the tourist area of Puerto Montt, Chile.

The construction of the runway at El Tepual airport was completed in April 1960, and became the site of a great airlift after the a magnitude 9.5 earthquake hit the area on 22 May 1960.

Puerto Montt, along with Calama and other small areas, were among the most benefitted places out of the number of Chilean cities listed on the project.

El Tepual is owned by a number of international companies, headed by Chile's IDC, or Administracion de Concesiones.

These include such airlines as ATS Aerotaxis del Sur, Archipiélagos Aviación, AeroCord, Raúl Atala EIRL, Transportes Aéreos San Rafael and Pewén among others.

El Tepual International Airport with Calbuco and Osorno volcanoes in the background. A Sky Airline Airbus A-320 jet is also visible.