Caleta Gonzalo Airport (Spanish: Aeropuerto de Caleta Gonzalo, (ICAO: SCGN)) is an airstrip by a cove off the Reñihué Fjord in the Los Lagos Region of Chile. The airstrip is 42 kilometres (26 mi) north of Chaitén, the largest town in the area.
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| Airport type | Private | ||||||||||
| Serves | Chaitén, Chile | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 33 ft / 10 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 42°33′50″S 72°35′57″W / 42.56389°S 72.59917°W | ||||||||||
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  SCGN Location of Caleta Gonzalo Airport in Chile | |||||||||||
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The cove is at the mouth of a narrow canyon running south toward the Chaitén Volcano. South approach and departures are hazardous due to close proximity of the canyon wall. North approach and departures are over open water.
The Chaiten VOR-DME (Ident: TEN) is 17.2 nautical miles (31.9 km) southwest of the airport.[4]
See also
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References
edit- ^ Airport record for Caleta Gonzalo Airport at Landings.com. Retrieved 2013-09-03
- ^ "location of Caleta Gonzalo Airport" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 2013-09-03.
- ^ Airport information for Caleta Gonzalo Airport at Great Circle Mapper.
- ^ Chaiten VOR
External links
edit- OpenStreetMap - Caleta Gonzalo
- OurAirports - Caleta Gonzalo
- FallingRain - Caleta Gonzalo Airport
- Accident history for Caleta Gonzalo Airport at Aviation Safety Network
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