Los Alerces Airport (ICAO: SCLR) is an airstrip 16 kilometres (9.9 mi) north-northeast of Chaitén, a coastal city in the Los Lagos Region of Chile. The airstrip is in an open mountain valley 6 kilometres (3.7 mi) north of the Chaitén volcano caldera.
Los Alerces Airport | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Private | ||||||||||
| Serves | Chaitén, Chile | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 345 ft / 105 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 42°46′51″S 72°38′40″W / 42.78083°S 72.64444°W | ||||||||||
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  SCLR Location of Los Alerces Airport in Chile | |||||||||||
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The Chaiten VOR-DME (Ident: TEN) is 8.4 nautical miles (15.6 km) west of the airstrip.[3]
There is mountainous terrain in all quadrants.
See also
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References
edit- ^ Airport information for Los Alerces Airport at Great Circle Mapper.
- ^ "location of Los Alerces Airport" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 2013-09-01.
- ^ Chaiten VOR - SkyVector Aeronautical Charts
External links
edit- OpenStreetMap - Los Alerces
- OurAirports - Los Alerces
- FallingRain - Los Alerces Airport
- Accident history for Los Alerces Airport at Aviation Safety Network
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