Punta El Saco Airport
Punta el Saco Airport | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Serves | Isla Mocha, Chile | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 23 ft / 7 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 38°24′40″S 73°54′20″W / 38.41111°S 73.90556°W | ||||||||||
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  SCHM Location of Punta el Saco Airport in Chile | |||||||||||
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Punta el Saco Airport Spanish: Aeropuerto Punta el Saco, (ICAO: SCHM) is an airport on the south shore of Isla Mocha, a small Pacific island 32 kilometres (20 mi) off the coast of Chile. Isla Mocha is part of Chile's Bío Bío Region.
The airport is in a narrow strip between the rocky shore and the coast road. Approach and departures are mostly over the water. There is a large hill northeast of the runway.
The Araucania VOR-DME (Ident: NIA) is located 66.3 nautical miles (122.8 km) east-southeast of the airport.[4] There are no published radio navaids on the island.
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ Airport record for Punta el Saco Airport at Landings.com. Retrieved 2013-09-06
- ^ Google (2013-09-06). "location of Punta el Saco Airport" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 2013-09-06.
- ^ Airport information for Punta El Saco Airport at Great Circle Mapper.
- ^ Araucania VOR SkyVector
External links[edit]
- OpenStreetMap - Punta El Saco
- OurAirports - Punta El Saco
- FallingRain - Punta El Saco Airport
- Accident history for Punta El Saco Airport at Aviation Safety Network
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