Punta Arenas: how to get there and around
Airports, stations, ports, where the hotels are and what the numbers say, from public data rather than a brochure.
Punta Arenas is a city of 117,430 people in Chile (Region of Magallanes), -9,999 m (-32,805 ft) above sea level. The nearest large airport is President Carlos Ibáñez International Airport (PUQ), 18 km (11 mi) from the centre.
Key facts
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Daylight in Punta Arenas runs from about 7 h 36 min a day in late June to 17 h 3 min in late December (computed for -53.16° latitude), which matters more than the forecast when a day is built around one flight or one crossing.
Getting there
Punta Arenas is served by one airport with scheduled flights. The closest large one is President Carlos Ibáñez International Airport (PUQ), 18 km (11 mi) from the centre, with a longest runway of 9,154 ft, which limits it to short and medium-haul aircraft.
Flights to Punta Arenas: every airport, routes and times
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Twin towns and sister cities: Bellingham, Split, Río Gallegos, Río Grande, Ushuaia.
Common questions
Which airport serves Punta Arenas?
President Carlos Ibáñez International Airport (PUQ), 18 km (11 mi) from the centre.
How big is Punta Arenas?
About 117,430 people live in Punta Arenas, across 38 km² (GeoNames and Wikidata).
What time zone is Punta Arenas in?
America/Punta_Arenas, currently UTC-3.
What currency is used in Punta Arenas?
The Peso (CLP). Traffic drives on the right.
Where these facts come from
- GeoNames (CC BY 4.0): population, elevation, time zone, postal codes
- Wikidata (CC0): area, sister cities, visitor numbers, heritage listings, stations and ports
- OurAirports (public domain): airports, runways
- Natural Earth (public domain): map outlines
Data compiled 13 September 2026. Hotel figures are from our booking partner’s catalogue on that date. Journey times on this page are estimates from distance, not timetables; check the operator before you rely on one.