Barriles Airport — Tocopilla, Chile

Barriles Airport serves the coastal mining town of Tocopilla in northern Chile's Antofagasta Region, an area historically tied to nitrate and copper extraction industries along the Atacama Desert coastline. TOQ functions as a small regional airfield supporting local transport needs rather than large-scale commercial jet traffic, reflecting Tocopilla's modest population and remote desert coastal location. The airport provides a connection point for workers and residents tied to the mining and power generation facilities that define the local economy. Surrounded by some of the driest terrain on Earth, Barriles Airport represents a vital, if minimal, air transport link for this isolated stretch of Chile's northern Pacific coast.