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Dahua Enhances Airport Security at El Loa Aerodrome in Calama, Chile
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Located in Calama, in Chile’s Antofagasta Region, El Loa Aerodrome is a strategic airport serving one of the country’s most important mining zones. With more than 1.4 million passengers handled annually, the airport plays a vital role in supporting regional mobility, business travel, and the operational needs of Chile’s mining industry. As passenger traffic continued to grow, El Loa Aerodrome required a more advanced security infrastructure capable of supporting continuous monitoring, passenger traceability, and reliable operation in a high-demand airport environment.
Challenges
El Loa Aerodrome needed a security system that could provide complete coverage across both indoor and outdoor areas. The client required continuous monitoring of the terminal, runway, boarding areas, restricted zones, corridors, waiting halls, and boarding gates, without blind spots.
Another key challenge was passenger and luggage identification. In a busy airport environment, DGAC needed to accurately identify passengers and their baggage in real time, helping improve traceability and strengthen response capabilities in the event of incidents.
The airport also had to manage security under high passenger flow. With more than 1.4 million passengers each year and continued growth in demand, the solution had to support daily operations without creating disruption. At the same time, it needed to integrate smoothly with DGAC’s existing systems and critical aviation workflows.
Solutions
To address these needs, Dahua Technology provided an integrated intelligent video surveillance system designed for critical airport environments. The solution combined high-definition monitoring, real-time visualization, continuous recording, remote access, and intelligent identification capabilities to support the airport’s operational requirements.
Dahua bullet and dome cameras were installed in strategic areas across the airport, including the terminal, runway, boarding zones, and restricted areas. These cameras enabled high-definition monitoring of key locations and helped ensure that important operational spaces remained visible at all times.
The system was designed to cover 100% of the airport’s critical zones, including corridors, waiting halls, and boarding gates. This helped DGAC establish a more complete security view of the facility, reducing blind spots and improving situational awareness across the building.
A dedicated integrated monitoring center was also implemented, allowing the operations team to view live video in real time. With remote access and continuous recording, the control room provided a reliable platform for daily supervision, incident verification, and security coordination.
In addition, Dahua’s intelligent identification technology enabled the client to identify passengers and luggage more precisely. This improved traceability throughout the aerodrome and strengthened the team’s ability to respond quickly and effectively when security incidents occurred.
Results
With Dahua’s intelligent video surveillance solution, El Loa Aerodrome significantly enhanced its security operations. The system now supports the safe management of more than 1.4 million passengers annually, while providing 24/7 real-time monitoring across the facility.
The solution achieved full coverage of the airport’s crucial areas, helping the operations team to monitor passenger movement, boarding areas, restricted spaces, and other essential locations more effectively. It also improved the accurate identification of passengers and their luggage across all monitored areas.
By enabling real-time visibility and continuous recording, the system helped reduce response times during security incidents. The scalable design also gives the client a flexible platform that can adapt to the future growth of El Loa Aerodrome and its operational demands.
Through this project, Dahua helped strengthen the airport security in El Loa Aerodrome, improve operational awareness, and provide a safer environment for both passengers and aviation personnel.
“The cameras installed in the building allow us to cover the entire area of the airport, and this not only gives security to our air operation, but also allows us to accurately identify the passenger and their luggage,” says José Aguilera, Head of Telecommunications and Electronics Office at Dirección General de Aeronáutica Civil (DGAC) Chile.
