Refugio del Lago Airport

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Refugio del Lago Airport
Summary
Airport typePrivate
Serves Termas de Puyehue, Chile
Elevation  AMSL 676 ft / 206 m
Coordinates 40°41′22″S72°20′45″W / 40.68944°S 72.34583°W / -40.68944; -72.34583 Coordinates: 40°41′22″S72°20′45″W / 40.68944°S 72.34583°W / -40.68944; -72.34583
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SCOL
Location of the airport in Chile
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Direction LengthSurface
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11/291,6405,381Grass
Source: GCM [1] Google Maps [2]

Refugio del Lago Airport( ICAO : SCOL) is an airport serving the Termas de Puyehue resort area in the Los Lagos Region of Chile.

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The airport is on the eastern shore of Puyehue Lake. West approach and departure are over the water. There is a large hill just south of the runway, and mountainous terrain to the south and east.

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