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Santiago Arturo Merino Benitez International Airport (SCL)

Location: The airport is situated 13 miles (21km) north west of Santiago.
Time: Local time is GMT –5 (GMT –4 from the second Sunday in October to the second Saturday in March).
Contacts: Tel: +56 (0)2 690 1752/3.
Getting to the city: Several bus services leave regularly for the city centre. Official airport taxis are also available from outside international and domestic arrivals.
Car rental: International companies such as Avis and Alamo are represented at the airport as well as several local companies.
Airport Taxis: There are taxi ranks located outside both the Domestic and International Arrivals terminal.
Facilities: Facilities at this extremely well equipped airport include Business and Internet Centres, bureaux de change, banks and ATMs, duty-free shops as well as a variety of other retail stores, restaurants, cafes and bars, a post office, tourist information, travel agencies and hotel reservations. There are also plenty of children's play areas available.
Parking: The 24-hour parking lot charges CLP 900 for the first two hours and CLP 300 per hour thereafter, after the initial 24 hours charges rise to CLP 6,500 per day. Express parking costs CLP 1,000 per hour up to CLP 8,000 per day.
Departure Tax: US$26 (there is also an Arrivals tax: US citizens pay US$131)
Website: www.aeropuertosantiago.cl
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