Punta El Saco Airport

Punta el Saco Airport
Summary
Airport typePublic
ServesIsla Mocha, Chile
Elevation AMSL23 ft / 7 m
Coordinates38°24′40″S 73°54′20″W / 38.41111°S 73.90556°W / -38.41111; -73.90556 (Punta el Saco Airport (Isla Mocha))
Map
SCHM is located in Chile
SCHM
SCHM
Location of Punta el Saco Airport in Chile
Map
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
12/30 700 2,297 Grass
Source: Landings.com[1] Google Maps[2] GCM[3]

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

References

  1. ^ Airport record for Punta el Saco Airport at Landings.com. Retrieved 2013-09-06
  2. ^ "location of Punta el Saco Airport" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 2013-09-06.
  3. ^ Airport information for Punta El Saco Airport at Great Circle Mapper.
  4. ^ Araucania VOR SkyVector


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