Alto Palena Airport (Spanish: Aeródromo Alto Palena, (IATA: WAP, ICAO: SCAP)) is an airport serving Palena, a small town in the mountains of the Los Lagos Region of Chile. Palena is 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) from the Argentina border. The airport is just north of the town, and south of a bend in the Palena River.
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Serves | Palena, Chile | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 897 ft / 273 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 43°36′41″S 71°48′20″W / 43.61139°S 71.80556°W | ||||||||||
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  SCAP Location of Alto Palena Airport in Chile | |||||||||||
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There are downslopes past the short overruns of both ends of the runway. There is nearby mountainous terrain in all quadrants, and hills are close to both east and west approach paths.
See also
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References
edit- ^ Airport record for Alto Palena Airport at Landings.com. Retrieved 2013-09-03
- ^ "location of Alto Palena Airport" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 2013-09-03.
- ^ Airport information for Alto Palena Airport at Great Circle Mapper.
External links
edit- Alto Palena Airport at OpenStreetMap
- Alto Palena Airport at OurAirports
- Aeronautical chart and airport information for Alto Palena Airport at SkyVector
- Alto Palena Airport at FallingRain
- Accident history for Alto Palena Airport at Aviation Safety Network
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