Franco Bianco Airport (IATA: SMB, ICAO: SCSB) is an airport 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) northwest of Cerro Sombrero, a petroleum production town in the Magallanes Region of Chile. Cerro Sombrero is near the eastern entrance to the Strait of Magellan.

Franco Bianco Airport
Summary
Airport typePrivate
ServesCerro Sombrero, Chile
Elevation AMSL106 ft / 32 m
Coordinates52°44′12″S 69°20′05″W / 52.73667°S 69.33472°W / -52.73667; -69.33472 (Franco Bianco Airport (Cerro Sombrero))
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SMB is located in Chile
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Location of Franco Bianco Airport in Chile
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Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
07/25 1,545 5,069 Grass
01/19 1,150 3,773 Grass
Source: Landings.com[1] Google Maps[2] GCM[3]

The Cerro Sombrero non-directional beacon (Ident: SOM) is 0.85 nautical miles (1.6 km) west of the approach threshold of Runway 07.[4]

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References

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  1. ^ Airport record for Franco Bianco Airport at Landings.com. Retrieved 2013-08-31
  2. ^ "location of Franco Bianco Airport" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 2013-08-31.
  3. ^ Airport information for Franco Bianco Airport at Great Circle Mapper.
  4. ^ Cerro Sombrero NDB
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