Torreón Airport

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Torreón Airport
Summary
Airport typePrivate
Serves Coelemu, Chile
Elevation  AMSL 216 ft / 66 m
Coordinates 36°30′00″S72°40′44″W / 36.50000°S 72.67889°W / -36.50000; -72.67889 (Torreón Airport (Coelemu)) Coordinates: 36°30′00″S72°40′44″W / 36.50000°S 72.67889°W / -36.50000; -72.67889 (Torreón Airport (Coelemu))
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Location of Torreón Airport in Chile
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Source: Landings.com [1] Google Maps [2] GCM [3]

Torreón Airport Spanish : Aeropuerto Torreón, ( ICAO : SCKT) is an airstrip 2 kilometres (1 mi) southeast of Coelemu, a town in the Bío Bío Region of Chile.

The airstrip lies between the Itata River and the highway running alongside it. The runway has an additional 160 metres (520 ft) of unpaved overrun on the northwest end. There are low hills in all quadrants.

The Concepcion VOR-DME (Ident: CAR) is located 23.7 nautical miles (43.9 km) southwest of the airstrip. [4]

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References

  1. Airport record for Torreón Airport at Landings.com. Retrieved 2013-09-05
  2. Google (2013-09-05). "location of Torreón Airport" (Map). Google Maps . Google. Retrieved 2013-09-05.
  3. Airport information for Torreón Airport at Great Circle Mapper.
  4. Concepcion VOR