Alto Palena Airfield

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Alto Palena Airport
Summary
Airport type Public
Serves Palena, Chile
Elevation  AMSL 897 ft / 273 m
Coordinates 43°36′41″S71°48′20″W / 43.61139°S 71.80556°W / -43.61139; -71.80556 (Alto Palena Airport (Alto Palena)) Coordinates: 43°36′41″S71°48′20″W / 43.61139°S 71.80556°W / -43.61139; -71.80556 (Alto Palena Airport (Alto Palena))
Map
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Location of Alto Palena Airport in Chile
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
07/25 878 2,881 Asphalt
Source: Landings.com [1] Google Maps [2] GCM [3]

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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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.

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References

  1. ↑ Airport record for Alto Palena Airport at Landings.com. Retrieved 2013-09-03
  2. ↑ Google (2013-09-03). "location of Alto Palena Airport" (Map). Google Maps . Google. Retrieved 2013-09-03.
  3. ↑ Airport information for Alto Palena Airport at Great Circle Mapper.

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