Chamonate Airport

Chamonate Airport Spanish: Aeródromo Chamonate, (ICAO: SCHA) is an airport serving Copiapó, the capital of the Atacama Region of Chile. It serves as the main airport for the region until February 2005 when Desierto de Atacama Airport opens.

Chamonate Airport
Summary
Airport typePublic
ServesCopiapó, Chile
Elevation AMSL954 ft / 291 m
Coordinates27°17′48″S 70°24′50″W
Map
SCHA
Location of Chamonate Airport in Chile
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
09/27 1,625 5,331 Asphalt
Source: Landings.com[1] Google Maps[2] GCM[3]

The airport is in the valley of the Copiapó River, 11 kilometres (6.8 mi) downstream from the city. There is rising terrain in all quadrants.

The Atacama VOR-DME (Ident: DAT) is 19.4 nautical miles (35.9 km) west of the airport.[4]

See also

References

  1. Airport record for Chamonate Airport at Landings.com. Retrieved 2013-09-06
  2. Google (2013-09-06). "location of Chamonate Airport" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 2013-09-06.
  3. Airport information for Chamonate Airport at Great Circle Mapper.
  4. Atacama VOR


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