Aviación Naval Chilena
Chilean Naval Aviation (Aviación Naval de Chile), the air arm of the Chilean Navy, flew its first seaplane at Talcahuano in 1919, was created by decree in 1923, was absorbed into the new air force in 1930 and rebuilt from 1953–1954 around helicopters and patrol aircraft — and in 2026 it flies P-3 Orions, C295 Persuaders, Cougar and Dauphin helicopters from its main base at Concón while it waits for four second-hand Canadian CP-140M Auroras.
The Chilean Naval Aviation story: compensation seaplanes, a 24-year gap and Orions to Antarctica
1916–1930: compensation seaplanes and a short first life
Chilean naval flying began with a death and a debt. Naval officers joined the first naval aviator course at the army’s school at El Bosque on 27 April 1916, and on 18 October 1916 Lieutenant Pedro Luco Christie was killed during his final qualification tests, according to Spanish Wikipedia. The aircraft came from Britain as compensation for warships built for Chile that it had taken over in the First World War, the battleships Almirante Latorre and Almirante Cochrane and four destroyers: six Short 184 and two Sopwith Baby seaplanes, two Avro 504s and a Felixstowe F.2A flying boat. A Sopwith Baby made the first naval flight in Talcahuano harbour on 3 July 1919. A first permanent station opened at Las Torpederas in Valparaíso in 1921, and on 16 March 1923 a supreme decree signed by President Arturo Alessandri formally created the naval air service, the date Infodefensa gives as its foundation.
1930–1954: merged into the air force, then reborn at El Belloto
That first life lasted seven years. On 21 March 1930 Supreme Decree 1,167 merged naval and army aviation into the independent air force that became the Fuerza Aérea de Chile, and the Navy handed over its Quintero base, as the Navy’s historians record. For more than two decades the fleet had no aircraft of its own. In 1953 the government authorised the Navy to buy helicopters and transport aircraft; Spanish Wikipedia dates the present command to 4 July 1953. The first Beechcraft D18S arrived at El Belloto, near Quilpué, on 21 October 1954, when the first naval air squadron was formed under Captain Calixto Pereira Ramírez, and the first helicopter was assembled there on 15 November 1954. Bell 47s, Sikorsky SH-34Js, C-47s and T-34 Mentors followed, and El Belloto became a formal naval air base on 5 September 1961.
1970–1991: Brazilian patrol aircraft, French helicopters and the Beagle crisis
The 1970s turned a utility arm into a maritime force. Four Bell UH-57B JetRangers arrived in 1970, three EMB-110 Bandeirantes in 1975 and four CASA 212s in 1978. Chile ordered six Embraer EMB-111 patrol aircraft in 1976 and ten Alouette III helicopters in June 1977; the first three EMB-111s arrived in December 1978, the month in which Argentina prepared and then called off Operation Soberanía against the islands south of the Beagle Channel. Infodefensa records that naval aircraft supported operations during that crisis; no air combat took place. Ten Pilatus PC-7s, chosen in September 1979, arrived between May 1980 and March 1981 for the Naval Aviation School, founded at El Belloto on 17 April 1979. Six AS332F1 Cougar helicopters, armed for anti-ship and anti-submarine work, began to replace the Alouettes from 1991.
1987–2010: Concón, the Orion and the C295
The Navy then built a new base on the high ground of Torquemada above Concón, whose runway was inaugurated on 19 December 1987; the farewell ceremony at El Belloto was held on 13 September 1991. From March 1993 the Navy received eight Lockheed Orions, numbered 401 to 408 — two P-3A anti-submarine aircraft and six UP-3A transports according to Infodefensa — which gave squadron VP-1 its long-range patrol aircraft. Four second-hand AS365 Dauphins arrived in 2005–2006 and four more, formerly of the Irish Air Corps, in 2008 for 18.7 million euros. The first of three Airbus C295 Persuaders landed in Chile on 24 April 2010.
2010–2026: Antarctica, new helicopters and the Aurora
The last fifteen years were about keeping old airframes useful. IMP Aerospace in Canada extended the life of two P-3ACH Orions between 2017 and 2021 under Project Albatros IV; the C295s went to Seville for their eight-year inspection, and the PC-7s received digital cockpits in 2019. Seven Vulcanair P68 Observer 2s replaced the O-2A Skymaster in squadron VC-1 from 2016, and five Airbus H125 helicopters were ordered in September 2019, four of which had arrived by November 2022. A Dauphin flew in Antarctica for the first time in the 2022/2023 season, and in December 2024 a VP-1 Orion landed at Glaciar Unión, at 80 degrees south, the first naval military aircraft to do so, according to the Navy. On 25 September 2026 Infodefensa reported that Chile would take four second-hand CP-140M Auroras from Canada from 2027, the first two to Concón.
Qué es y qué no es.
This is a small, workmanlike service with no fighters and no carrier, and its aircraft spend more hours on search and rescue, fisheries patrol and Antarctic logistics than on anti-submarine war. Its strength is reach: a handful of long-range patrol aircraft and ship-borne helicopters covering one of the longest maritime zones of any navy. Its weakness is age and thin numbers. The Orion is a design that first flew in 1961, the Navy does not publish how many are still airworthy, the EMB-111s from 1978 still appear on its official list, and the Aurora deal shows a choice of second-hand aircraft rather than new ones. No personnel figure or budget for naval aviation was found on an official page.
The Chilean Naval Aviation in numbers
Servicio
- Nombre nativo
- Aviación Naval de ChileThe Navy’s own pages call it Aviación Naval and its commander the Comandante de la Aviación Naval. No standalone English Wikipedia article titled "Chilean Naval Aviation" could be reached on 1 October 2026; the name follows the planned English form
- Fundado
- 16 March 1923Supreme decree signed by President Arturo Alessandri, per Infodefensa. First naval flight 3 July 1919; merged into the air force on 21 March 1930; re-created from 1953 (Spanish Wikipedia gives 4 July 1953 for the present command; flying resumed at El Belloto in October 1954)
- Parte de
- Chilean Navy (Armada de Chile)An operational force of the Navy controlling all its aircraft, helicopters and their ground infrastructure
- Sede
- Concón Naval Air BaseMain base on the Torquemada heights above Concón, Valparaíso Region, at the airfield now named Viña del Mar Airport (SCVM)
- Comandante
- Rear Adm. Luis Felipe Díaz TorresComandante de la Aviación Naval on the Navy’s high command page, 1 October 2026; appointment date not published there
- Comandante en Jefe de la Armada
- Adm. Fernando Cabrera SalazarHead of the Armada de Chile
Fortaleza
- Aviones de patrulla marítima
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- P-3ACH Orion — 8 received from 1993; 2 modernised 2017–2021; number airworthy not published
- C295 Persuader — 3
Both with squadron VP-1 at Concón. Four CP-140M Auroras are to follow from 2027
- Light patrol and utility aircraft
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- P68 Observer 2 — 7
- EMB-111 (P-111) — still on the official list; number contested
Squadron VC-1. Spanish Wikipedia gives one EMB-111 in service
- Helicópteros
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- AS332F1 Cougar (SH-32) — 5 (2023)
- AS332L Super Puma (HH-32) — 2 (2023)
- AS365 Dauphin (HH-65) — 9 bought; 5 per Spanish Wikipedia
- Airbus H125 (HH-50) — 4 delivered of 5 ordered
- Bo 105 (BO-05) — on the official list
Attack helicopters with squadron HA-1, general-purpose helicopters with HU-1
- Zapatos de deporte
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- Pilatus PC-7 — 7 of 10 delivered
Squadron VT-1; avionics modernised in 2019
- Personnel and budget
- No figure for naval aviation personnel or spending was found on an official page
Infraestructura
- Base principal
- Concón (Viña del Mar, SCVM)Runway 05/23, 1,750 m; runway inaugurated 19 December 1987. A US$43.6 million commercial airport project on the Navy’s land was recommended for approval in November 2025
- Naval air groups
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- Northern — Diego Aracena airport, Iquique
- Talcahuano — Carriel Sur airport
- Puerto Montt — El Tepúal airport
- Southern — Punta Arenas airport
As listed by Spanish Wikipedia; the Southern Naval Air Group flew the first Antarctic Dauphin deployment
- Navy-operated aerodromes
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- Viña del Mar (SCVM)
- Almirante Schroeders, Dawson Island (SCDW)
Operators as listed in the national AIP; Puerto Williams is run by the civil aviation authority
- Bases cerradas
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- El Belloto, Quilpué — 1954–1991
- Las Torpederas, Valparaíso — seaplane station from 1921
- Quintero — handed to the air force in 1930
Quintero is still a Chilean Air Force base
- Escuadrones
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- VP-1 — maritime exploration
- VC-1 — general purpose
- VT-1 — training
- HA-1 — attack helicopters
- HU-1 — general-purpose helicopters
As given by Infodefensa in 2023 and the Navy in 2026
How the Chilean Naval Aviation is organised
The air arm of the Chilean Navy, with five squadrons at Concón and naval air groups along the coast. It has no fighters: its front line is squadron VP-1’s P-3ACH Orions and C295 Persuaders and squadron HA-1’s Cougar helicopters, armed for anti-ship and anti-submarine work. Training is on Pilatus PC-7s, and general-purpose helicopters of squadron HU-1 sail on the Navy’s ships.
Comando de Aviación Naval
The operational force of the Chilean Navy that controls all its aircraft, helicopters and their ground infrastructure. The Navy’s high command page names Rear Admiral Luis Felipe Díaz Torres as Comandante de la Aviación Naval; the date of his appointment was not published there. The Commander-in-Chief of the Navy is Admiral Fernando Cabrera Salazar.
Squadron VP-1
The long-range patrol squadron, with P-3ACH Orions (eight received from 1993, two modernised in 2017–2021) and three C295 Persuaders. In December 2024 one of its Orions landed at Glaciar Unión in Antarctica; four second-hand CP-140M Auroras are to follow from 2027.
Squadron VC-1
General-purpose squadron for coastal patrol, search and rescue, maritime police and liaison, with seven Vulcanair P68 Observer 2s bought to replace the O-2A Skymaster and the EMB-111 (P-111), whose number in service is contested.
Squadron VT-1
Training squadron with seven Pilatus PC-7s of the ten delivered in 1980–1981, modernised with digital avionics in 2019. The Naval Aviation School was founded at El Belloto on 17 April 1979.
Squadron HA-1
Attack helicopter squadron with five AS332F1 Cougars for anti-ship and anti-submarine work and two AS332L Super Pumas, according to Infodefensa in 2023.
Squadron HU-1
General-purpose helicopter squadron with AS365 Dauphins (nine bought; five in service according to Spanish Wikipedia), Airbus H125s and Bo 105s; its helicopters sail on the Navy’s ships, as an HH-65 did for UNITAS in Peru in September 2026.
Naval air groups
Spanish Wikipedia lists naval air groups at Iquique, Talcahuano, Puerto Montt and Punta Arenas, all on civil or air force airfields; the Southern Naval Air Group at Punta Arenas flew the first Antarctic Dauphin deployment in 2022/2023.
What the Chilean Naval Aviation flies today
Cada tipo está sujeto a cargos, vinculado a su página en el Libro de las Bestias, cuando existe. Las cifras corresponden a aeronaves registradas, no a aeronaves disponibles en un día determinado.
| Tipo | Role | En servicio | Desde | Unidades | Notas | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lockheed P-3ACH OrionEn servicio | Patrulla marítima y guerra antisubmarina | 1993 | Eight received from March 1993 (401–408), two P-3A and six UP-3A according to Infodefensa. Two were modernised by IMP Aerospace in 2017–2021; the number airworthy in 2026 is not published. | |||
| Airbus C295 Persuasor (C-295 ACH)En servicio | Patrulla marítima y guerra antisubmarina | 3 | 2010 | Three, Naval 501 to 503. | ||
| Vulcanair P68 Observer 2En servicio | Coastal patrol, SAR and liaison | 7 | 2016 | Seven; four with infrared cameras. | ||
| Embraer EMB-111 (P-111)En servicio | Maritime patrol, SAR and transport | 1978 | Six ordered in 1976; the first three arrived in December 1978 and the rest in 1979. Spanish Wikipedia gives one in service; the Navy still lists the type but gives no number. | |||
| Pilatus PC-7 Turbo TrainerEn servicio | Trainer and light close support | 7 | 1980 | Seven in squadron VT-1 in 2023, of ten delivered. | ||
| Aérospatiale AS332F1 Cougar (SH-32)En servicio | Anti-ship and anti-submarine helicopter | 5 | 1991 | Five in squadron HA-1 in 2023, of six acquired. | ||
| Aérospatiale AS332L Super Puma (HH-32)En servicio | Transport, SAR and maritime police | 2 | Two in squadron HA-1 in 2023. | |||
| Airbus Helicopters AS365 Dauphin (HH-65)En servicio | Ship-borne utility, SAR and maritime police | 2005 | 5–9. Nine acquired according to Infodefensa (four second-hand in 2005–2006, four ex-Irish Air Corps in 2008, one in 2021); Spanish Wikipedia gives five in service. | |||
| Airbus Helicopters H125 (HH-50)En servicio | Helicóptero utilitario ligero | 4 | 2020 | Five ordered in September 2019 (project Gaviota 1); four delivered by November 2022 (Naval 21 to 24). Delivery of the fifth was not confirmed. | ||
| MBB Bo 105 (BO-05)En servicio | Helicóptero utilitario ligero | Still on the Navy’s list; number and delivery dates not published. |
Bajo pedido
| Tipo | Ordenado | Primera entrega | Notas | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lockheed CP-140M AuroraBajo pedido | 4 | 2027 | Second-hand aircraft from Canada, reported by Infodefensa on 25 September 2026.
MásTwo would arrive at Concón first as an interim solution and the other two after depot maintenance in North America. No price was given. The Orion is a derivative of the P-3; whether the Auroras will replace or supplement the P-3ACH was not stated. |
Every type the Chilean Naval Aviation has retired
14 types, from the Short 184 to the Cessna O-2A Skymaster. Las cifras máximas corresponden a las aeronaves puestas en servicio durante toda su vida útil, no al número total de efectivos de la flota en una fecha concreta.
| Tipo | Role | Cima | Servido | Reemplazado por | Notas | |
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| Cessna O-2A Skymaster | Coastal patrol and SAR | P68 Observer 2 | Number not given. | |||
| Short 184 | Seaplane | 6 | 1919–1930 | Seis. | ||
| Sopwith Baby | Seaplane | 2 | 1919– | Dos. | ||
| Avro 504 (seaplane) | Entrenador de hidroaviones | 2 | 1919– | Dos. | ||
| Felixstowe F.2A | hidroavión | 1 | 1919– | Uno. | ||
| Beechcraft D18S | Transporte y patrullaje | 3 | 1954– | Tres. | ||
| Campana 47 | Helicóptero ligero | 3 | 1954– | Tres. | ||
| Sikorsky SH-34J Seabat | Helicóptero antisubmarino | Number not given. | ||||
| Douglas C-47 | Transporte | Number not given. | ||||
| Beechcraft T-34 Mentor | Entrenador | PC-7 | Number not given. | |||
| Bell UH-57B / 206 JetRanger | Helicóptero ligero | 1970– | The first four arrived in 1970; total not given. | |||
| Embraer EMB-110C Bandeirante | Transporte | 3 | 1975– | Tres. | ||
| Aeroespacial Alouette III (SA 319B) | Ship-borne utility and anti-submarine helicopter | 10 | 1977– | AS332F1 Cougar | Ten bought in June 1977. | |
| CASA C-212-100 Aviocar | Transporte táctico | 4 | 1978– | Cuatro. |
Where Chilean Naval Aviation flies from
Los marcadores negros indican bases activas, los marcadores huecos, aeródromos que han cerrado. Concón, on the Torquemada heights above Viña del Mar, has been the Navy’s main air base since its runway opened in 1987, replacing El Belloto, where naval flying restarted in 1954. The regional naval air groups fly from air force and civil airports at Iquique and Punta Arenas, shown here, and at Talcahuano and Puerto Montt. Entries with no published aerodrome data carry no pin.
| Base | OACI | Estado | Pista | Unidades y aeronaves |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ChabuncoRegión de Magallanes y Antártica Chilena (Región de Magallanes y de la Antártica Chilena) | SCCI | Activo | 07/252.790 metros12/302.400 m01/191.677 mconcreto |
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| Concón NavalViña del Mar AirportRegión de Valparaíso (Región de Valparaíso) | SCVM | Activo | 05/231.750 metros |
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| Los CóndoresRegión de Tarapacá (Región de Tarapacá) | SCDA | Activo | 01/193.350 m |
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| El Belloto NavalRegión de Valparaíso (Región de Valparaíso) | Cerrado en 1991 |
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Who is stationed where in the Chilean Naval Aviation
Unidades voladoras por base, unidades actuales primero. Chilean naval squadrons carry letter codes: VP for patrol, VC for general purpose, VT for training, HA for attack helicopters and HU for utility helicopters. Formation dates were not published for most of them, and the bases of individual regional groups rest on Spanish Wikipedia.
- Escuadrón de Exploración Aeromarítima VP-1Escuadrón de patrulla marítima · activo
- P-3ACH Orión, C295 Persuasor
- Escuadrón VC-1 (propósito general)Escuadrón de patrulla costera y de servicios públicos · activo
- P68 Observador 2, EMB-111 (P-111)
- Escuadrón VT-1 (entrenamiento)Escuadrón de entrenamiento · activo
- Pilatus PC-7
- Escuadrón HA-1 (helicópteros de ataque)Escuadrón de helicópteros de ataque · activo
- AS332F1 Cougar (SH-32), AS332L Super Puma (HH-32)
- Escuadrón HU-1 (helicópteros de uso general)Escuadrón de helicópteros utilitarios · activo
- AS365 Dauphin (HH-65), H125 (HH-50), Bo 105
- Grupo Aeronaval Sur (Southern Naval Air Group)Naval air group · active
- AS365 Dauphin (HH-65) and other naval aircraft as deployed
- Grupo Aeronaval Norte (Northern Naval Air Group)Naval air group · active
- Naval aircraft as deployed
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Chilean Naval Aviation milestones, 1914 to today
27 April: naval officers begin the first naval aviator course at El Bosque. 18 October: Lieutenant Pedro Luco Christie is killed in his final tests.
Britain delivers eleven seaplanes and flying boats as compensation for requisitioned warships. 3 July: a Sopwith Baby makes the first naval flight, at Talcahuano.
A first permanent seaplane station opens at Las Torpederas, Valparaíso. 30 August: three Short 184s fly from Valparaíso to Coquimbo.
16 March: a supreme decree signed by President Arturo Alessandri formally creates naval aviation.
21 March: Supreme Decree 1,167 merges naval and army aviation into an independent air force; the Navy hands over Quintero.
The Navy is authorised to buy helicopters and transports; Spanish Wikipedia dates the present command to 4 July 1953.
21 October: the first Beechcraft D18S lands at El Belloto and a naval air squadron is formed. 15 November: the first helicopter is assembled.
5 September: Base Aeronaval El Belloto is formally created.
December: the first three EMB-111 patrol aircraft arrive, during the Beagle crisis with Argentina.
17 April: the Naval Aviation School is founded at El Belloto. September: the PC-7 is chosen as its trainer.
19 December: the runway of the new Viña del Mar naval air base at Concón is inaugurated.
The first AS332F1 Cougar arrives. 13 September: farewell ceremony at El Belloto.
Marzo: llega el primero de los ocho P-3 Orion.
24 April: the first C295 Persuader arrives in Chile.
Seven P68 Observer 2s enter service with VC-1, replacing the O-2A Skymaster.
December: the first Airbus H125 (HH-50) arrives.
December: a VP-1 Orion flies four Antarctic sorties and lands at Glaciar Unión, 80 degrees south.
September: an HH-65 Dauphin sails for UNITAS in Peru; on 25 September Infodefensa reports four CP-140M Auroras to come from Canada from 2027.
Every conflict Chilean Naval Aviation has been part of
Salidas y pérdidas donde consta en el registro, y un espacio en blanco honesto donde no.
- La crisis del Beagle 1978 Supported the Navy’s operations during the crisis with Argentina; no air combat took place
Who built the Chilean Naval Aviation fleet
Cada empresa que fabrica los aviones que aparecen en esta página tiene su propia página: la historia, todos los tipos que ha fabricado, las cifras y las demás fuerzas aéreas que los utilizan.
Flota actual y pedidos
Aeroespacial, Helicópteros Airbus, Lockheed, Aerobús, Embraer, Messerschmitt-Bölkow-Blohm (MBB), Pilatus, Vulcanair
Antigua flota
Beechcraft, Campana, Avro, CASA, Cessna, Douglas, Hermanos cortos, Sikorsky, Sopwith
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Cada tipo tiene una página en el Libro de las Bestias, primero en servicio y luego por el año en que abandonó la flota.
Todos los datos, verificados
- Armada de Chile: Aviación NavalPágina oficial: la fuerza operativa que controla las aeronaves y helicópteros de la Armada, con base principal en Concón; funciones; tipos actuales P-3ACH, C-295 ACH Persuader, PC-7, P68 Observer 2, P-111, HH-32, HH-50, SH-32, HH-65, BO-05.
- Armada de Chile: P-3 ACH OriónOcho Orion recibidos desde marzo de 1993 (401–408); modernización del Albatros IV; funciones y datos.
- Armada de Chile: C-295 ACH PersuaderTres aeronaves del escuadrón VP-1; llegaron a Chile el 24 de abril de 2010; patrulla marítima y guerra antisubmarina.
- Armada de Chile: PC-7 PilatusTraining and close air support; technical data. No fleet number given.
- Armada de Chile: P68 Observador 2Siete aeronaves construidas por Vulcanair en 2016 para el escuadrón VC-1, en sustitución del O-2A Skymaster; cuatro de ellas equipadas con cámaras infrarrojas.
- Armada de Chile: P-111Embraer EMB-111 incorporated into naval aviation in 1978; roles; no fleet number.
- Armada de Chile: HH-32 Super PumaMaritime police, search and rescue, transport; Makila 1A1 engines.
- Armada de Chile: HH-50Single Arriel 2D turbine; transport and liaison, maritime police and SAR. Model name not given on the page.
- Armada de Chile: SH-32 CougarAnti-surface attack, anti-submarine, over-the-horizon targeting and SAR; crew of five.
- Armada de Chile: HH-65 DauphinLiaison, maritime police and SAR; technical data.
- Armada de Chile: Alto MandoAdmiral Fernando Cabrera Salazar, Commander-in-Chief; Rear Admiral (CA) Luis Felipe Díaz Torres, Comandante de la Aviación Naval (read 1 October 2026).
- Infodefensa: Aviación Naval de la Armada de Chile, un siglo de evolución y desarrollo tecnológico (Nicolás García, 16 de marzo de 2023)Historia del centenario: decreto de 1923, fusión de 1930, recreación de 1953, todos los tipos principales con fechas y números, escuadrones VP-1, VC-1, VT-1, HA-1, HU-1.
- Infodefensa: La Armada de Chile incorporará cuatro aviones de patrulla marítima CP-140M Aurora de Canadá (25 de septiembre de 2026)Cuatro CP-140M de segunda mano a partir de 2027, dos de ellos destinados primero a Concón; dos P-3ACH modernizados por IMP Aerospace entre 2017 y 2021; Ministro de Defensa Fernando Barros.
- Infodefensa: Campaña Hielo V: la Aviación Naval de Chile sobrevuela el territorio antártico (22 de diciembre de 2024)VP-1 P-3 Orion desde Concón: cuatro vuelos antárticos desde Punta Arenas en diciembre de 2024, más de 50 horas, aterrizando en Glaciar Unión (80°S) con la FACh; radar glaciológico con CEC.
- Infodefensa: La Armada de Chile destaca el primer despliegue del Viel en el balance de la Comisión Antártica 2024-2025Contralmirante Jorge Castillo: por primera vez, un avión militar naval, el P-3ACh Orion, aterrizó en Glaciar Unión.
- Infodefensa: OPV-84 Cabo Odger retorna a Iquique tras participar en Unitas Perú 2026HH-65 Dauphin of squadron HU-1 embarked for UNITAS LXVII in Peru, 10–24 September 2026.
- Infodefensa: La Armada de Chile despliega por primera vez un helicóptero Airbus AS365 Dauphin en la Antártica (4 January 2023)Southern Naval Air Group; first Antarctic Dauphin deployment aboard OPV-83 in 2022/2023; Bell 47G, 206 and Bo 105 used before; Dauphin batches 2005–2006 (4), 2008 (4 ex-Irish Air Corps, 18.7 million euros), 2021 (1).
- Historia Naval (historianaval.cl): Base Aeronaval “El Belloto”Historia de El Belloto: primer Beechcraft D18S el 21 de octubre de 1954, base creada el 5 de septiembre de 1961, aeródromo transferido a la Armada en octubre de 1966, Escuela de Aviación Naval el 17 de abril de 1979, pista de aterrizaje de la base de Viña del Mar el 19 de diciembre de 1987, despedida el 13 de septiembre de 1991.
- Ex-Ante: Autoridad ambiental recomienda aprobar nuevo aeropuerto para Viña del Mar (11 de noviembre de 2025)Proyecto US$ de 43,6 millones de dólares en terrenos de la Armada en Cerro Torquemada; la construcción comenzará en enero de 2026 y las operaciones a principios de 2028; la Armada seguirá administrando el aeródromo.
- DGAC Chile AIP AD 3: Aeródromos Región de ValparaísoAD Viña del Mar SCVM, operador Armada de Chile, 32°56'59’S 71°28'43”W, 140 m, pista 05/23 1.750 x 30 m asfalto (vigente a partir del 6 de agosto de 2026).
- DGAC Chile AIP AD 3: Aeródromos Región de MagallanesAlmirante Schroeders SCDW (Dawson Island), operator Armada de Chile, gravel runways 04/22 and 12/30; Puerto Williams operated by the DGAC.
- La Voz de Concón: MOP iniciará en enero los primeros trabajos para la renovación del aeródromo Torquemada (enero 2026)3.836 millones de pesos para Pavimentos Quilín por nueve meses de repavimentación de pistas, calles de rodaje y plataformas, y renovación de hangares de la Armada a partir de finales de enero de 2026; fases posteriores para la extensión de la pista y una terminal de 4.000 metros cuadrados.
- SoyChile: Boric destaca disminución de incendios forestales en visita al aeródromo de Torquemada (8 enero 2026)El presidente Boric visitó el aeródromo de Torquemada el 8 de enero de 2026 para presentar el presupuesto para la temporada de incendios forestales, que asciende a más de 160.000 millones de pesos.
- AIP Chile, AD 2 SCCI Punta Arenas / Presidente Carlos Ibáñez del Campo (AMDT 63, 15 de mayo de 2025)DGAC; reference point 53°00’13"S 70°51’13"W, elevation 43 m; runways 07/25, 12/30 and 01/19. Data as used for the Chilean Air Force dataset.
- AIP Chile, AD 2 SCDA Iquique / Diego Aracena (AMDT 65, 27 de noviembre de 2025)DGAC; reference point 20°32’07"S 70°10’53"W, elevation 48 m, runway 01/19 3,350 m. Data as used for the Chilean Air Force dataset.
Cifras verificadas el 1 de octubre de 2026. Las páginas de Orden de Batalla se regeneran a partir de un único conjunto de datos; si algún número aquí no coincide con el de una página del Libro de las Bestias, esta página es la más reciente de las dos.
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