Reñihúe Airport

Reñihúe Airport (Spanish: Aeropuerto de Reñihúe, (ICAO: SCRH)) is an airport serving the hamlet of Reñihúe, 41 kilometres (25 mi) north-northeast of Chaitén, a city in the Los Lagos Region of Chile. Reñihué is at the eastern end of Reñihué Fjord, which opens into the Gulf of Ancud.

Reñihúe Airport
Summary
Airport typePrivate
ServesChaitén
LocationReñihúe
Elevation AMSL16 ft / 5 m
Coordinates42°35′10″S 72°29′44″W
Map
SCRH
Location of Reñihúe Airport in Chile
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
16/34 500 1,640 Grass
Source: Landings.com[1] Google Maps[2] GCM[3]

There is mountainous terrain in all quadrants except approaches to the airport along the fjord or along the Reñihué River valley.

The Chaiten VOR-DME (Ident: TEN) is 19.5 nautical miles (36.1 km) southwest of the airport.[4]

See also

References

  1. Airport record for Reñihúe Airport at Landings.com. Retrieved 2013-09-03
  2. Google (2013-09-03). "location of Reñihúe Airport" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 2013-09-03.
  3. Airport information for Reñihúe Airport at Great Circle Mapper.
  4. Chaiten VOR



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