Desierto de Atacama Airport
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.jpg) Sky Airlines at the Atacama Airport | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Serves | Copiapó, Chile | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 670 ft / 204 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 27°15′40″S 70°46′45″W / 27.26111°S 70.77917°W | ||||||||||
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  CPO Location of airport in Chile | |||||||||||
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Desierto de Atacama Airport (IATA: CPO, ICAO: SCAT) is an airport serving the region around Copiapó, the capital of the Atacama Region of Chile. The airport is in the desert north of the Copiapó River, 16 kilometres (9.9 mi) inland from the Pacific coast.
Opened in February 2005, the airport replaced the smaller Chamonate Airport near the city due to the airport unable to expand growth and the meter was too short to handle larger narrowbody planes like the A320 and 737-800s.
The Atacama VOR-DME (Ident: DAT) is located 0.5 nautical miles (0.9 km) off the approach threshold of Runway 35.[3]
Airlines and destinations
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| JetSmart | Santiago de Chile |
| LATAM Chile | Santiago de Chile |
| Sky Airline | Santiago de Chile |
See also
References
- ^ Airport information for Desierto de Atacama at Great Circle Mapper.
- ^ Desierto de Atacama Airport - Google Maps
- ^ Atacama VOR
External links
- Desierto de Atacama at OpenStreetMap
- Desierto de Atacama at OurAirports
- Aeronautical chart and airport information for Desierto de Atacama at SkyVector
- Desierto de Atacama Airport at FallingRain
- Accident history for Desierto de Atacama Airport at Aviation Safety Network
- Current weather for Desierto de Atacama at NOAA/NWS
- Airport record for Aeropuerto Desierto de Atacama at Landings.com
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