Fachinal Airport

Fachinal Airport (Spanish: Aeropuerto Fachinal, (ICAO: SCFC) is an airstrip 38 kilometres (24 mi) west of Chile Chico in the Aysén Region of Chile.

Fachinal Airport
Summary
Airport typePublic
ServesFachinal (es), Chile
Elevation AMSL693 ft / 211 m
Coordinates46°32′55″S 72°13′10″W
Map
SCFC
Location of Fachinal Airport in Chile
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
06/24 815 2,674 Grass
Source: Landings.com[1] Google Maps[2] GCM[3]

The small agricultural settlement of Fachinal (es) is on a point on the south shore of General Carrera Lake 40 kilometres (25 mi) west of the Argentina border.

There is mountainous terrain in all quadrants. Approach and departure to either end of the runway are over the lake. The runway has an additional 215 metres (705 ft) of unpaved overrun on the west end.

See also

References

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


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