Nuevo Chaitén Airport
Nuevo Chaitén Airport Spanish: Aeródromo Nuevo Chaitén, (IATA: WCH, ICAO: SCTN) is an airport serving Chaitén, a town in the Los Lagos Region of Chile. The airport replaces Chaitén Airfield, the airport at Chaitén that was damaged and closed after the 2008 eruption of the Chaitén Volcano. The new airport is 18 kilometres (11 mi) northwest of the town.
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Serves | Chaitén, Chile | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 95 ft / 29 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 42°46′55″S 72°50′05″W | ||||||||||
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  WCH Location of Nuevo Chaitén Airport in Chile | |||||||||||
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After construction began on Nuevo Chaitén Airport in 2013, it assumed the ICAO and IATA codes of the closed airport.[3]
South approach and departures are over the Gulf of Corcovado.
The Chaiten VOR-DME (Ident: TEN) is located on the field.[4]
See also
- Transport in Chile
- List of airports in Chile
References
- "Nuevo Chaiten Airport". SkyVector. Retrieved 3 February 2018.
- Airport information for Nuevo Chaitén Airport at Great Circle Mapper.
- "Nuevo Chaitén Airport". Google Maps. Retrieved 3 February 2018.
- "Chaiten VOR". SkyVector Aeronautical Charts. Retrieved 3 February 2018.
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