El Tuqui Airport (Spanish: Aeropuerto El Tuqui), (IATA: OVL, ICAO: SCOV) is an airport serving Ovalle, a city in the Coquimbo Region of Chile.

El Tuqui Airport
Summary
Airport typePublic
ServesOvalle, Chile
Elevation AMSL1,100 ft / 335 m
Coordinates30°33′35″S 71°10′35″W / 30.55972°S 71.17639°W / -30.55972; -71.17639 (El Tuqui Airport (Ovalle))
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OVL is located in Chile
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Location of El Tuqui Airport in Chile
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Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
04/22 797 2,615 Asphalt
Source: Landings.com[1] Google Maps[2] GCM[3]

The airport sits on a wide ridge 85 metres (279 ft) above the Limarí River elevation. There are dropoffs into the valley at each end and to the west of the runway.

Runway length does not include an additional 380 metres (1,250 ft) displaced threshold on Runway 22.

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References

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  1. ^ Airport record for El Tuqui Airport at Landings.com. Retrieved 2013-09-10
  2. ^ "location of El Tuqui Airport" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 2013-09-10.
  3. ^ Airport information for El Tuqui Airport at Great Circle Mapper.
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