Chamonate Airport Explained

Chamonate Airport
Icao:SCHA
Type:Public
City-Served:Copiapó, Chile
Elevation-F:954
Metric-Rwy:y
Coordinates:-27.2967°N -70.4139°W
Pushpin Map:Chile
Pushpin Label:SCHA
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of Chamonate Airport in Chile
R1-Number:09/27
R1-Length-M:1625
R1-Surface:Asphalt
Footnotes:Source: Landings.com[1] Google Maps GCM

Chamonate Airport Spanish; Castilian: Aeródromo Chamonate, is an airport serving Copiapó, the capital of the Atacama Region of Chile. It served as the main airport for the region until February 2005 when Desierto de Atacama Airport opened.

The airport is in the valley of the Copiapó River, downstream from the city. There is rising terrain in all quadrants.

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Notes and References

  1. http://aerobaticsweb.org/cgi-bin/search_apt?SCHA Airport record for Chamonate Airport