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| Executive Travel: Santiago, Chile |
Private Aviation
By Michelle Seaton
03/01/2005
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3. PAY YOUR FEES
Clearing customs in Chile is very easy for U.S. citizens. When securing your permissions to fly over and filing a flight plan to request permission to enter Chilean airspace, you will provide the government with most of the information it needs to clear you. In the end, you will probably have to sign a form filled out for you by the customs agent and pay a fee of $100. This fee is good until you get your passport renewed. Upon leaving Chile, you will have to pay an additional fee of $26.
Secondary Airports
Once you have cleared customs inside Chile, you can fly to any of several secondary airports within the country. The two most popular are:
El Loa Airport in Calama. This airport is only 50 kilometers from the Atacama desert and just a short hop from Antofagasta. The handlers here have experience with private jets and can provide transportation to nearby hotels.
Viña del Mar Airport near Valparaiso. This resort area is considered the Nice of Chile. Many Chileans and other travelers have vacation homes here. 4. HIRE A CONCIERGE
Those new to Chile may find that the best way to create a seamless experience is to hire a service to make VIP arrangements. Several contract agencies operate as a form of concierge service, providing everything from weather updates and permissions en route to entry visas, VIP customs, ground transportation, helicopter service and personal security. They include (next page):
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