Chaitén Pumalín Airport
Pumalín Airport (Spanish: Aeropuerto de Pumalín, (ICAO: SCUI)) is an airport on Isla Llahuen, the easternmost of the islands separating the Gulf of Ancud from the Gulf of Corcovado. The runway is on a spit at the entrance of the small Pumalín Bay, 26 kilometres (16 mi) north-northwest of Chaitén, a city in the Los Lagos Region of Chile.
Pumalín Airport | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Serves | Chaitén, Chile | ||||||||||
| Location | Isla Llahuen | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 18 ft / 5 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 42°42′05″S 72°50′02″W | ||||||||||
| Map | |||||||||||
  SCUI Location of Pumalín Airport in Chile | |||||||||||
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Approach and departures are over the water.
The Chaiten non-directional beacon (Ident: TEN) is 14.7 nautical miles (27.2 km) south-southeast of the airport.[3]
See also
- Transport in Chile
- List of airports in Chile
References
- Airport record for Pumalín Airport at Landings.com. Retrieved 2013-09-03
- Google (2013-09-03). "location of Pumalín Airport" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 2013-09-03.
- Chaiten NDB
External links
- OpenStreetMap - Pumalín
- OurAirports - Pumalín
- FallingRain - Pumalín Airport
- Accident history for Pumalín Airport at Aviation Safety Network
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