| Pillán Airport | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Private | ||||||||||
| Serves | Chaitén, Chile | ||||||||||
| Location | Pillán | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 33 ft / 10 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 42°32′50″S 72°29′42″W / 42.54722°S 72.49500°W / -42.54722; -72.49500 (Pillán Airport (Chaitén)) | ||||||||||
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  SCPNLocation of Pillán Airport in Chile | |||||||||||
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| Source: Landings.com Google Maps GCM | |||||||||||
Pillán Airport Spanish: Aeropuerto de Pillán, (ICAO: SCPN) is an airport at the southern end of an isthmus valley connecting the heads of the Reñihué and Comau Fjords in the Los Lagos Region of Chile. The valley separates the Huequi Peninsula from mainland Chile. Pillán is 45 kilometres (28 mi) northeast of the town of Chaitén.
The airport abuts the shore of Reñihué Fjord, and south approach and departures are over the water. The valley is narrow with nearby mountainous terrain in all quadrants.
The Chaiten VOR-DME (Ident: TEN) is 21.0 nautical miles (38.9 km) southwest of the airport.
See also
References
- Airport record for Pillán Airport at Landings.com. Retrieved 2013-09-03
- "location of Pillán Airport" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 2013-09-03.
- Airport information for Pillán Airport at Great Circle Mapper.
- Chaiten VOR
External links
- OpenStreetMap - Pillán
- OurAirports - Pillán
- SkyVector - Pillán
- FallingRain - Pillán Airport
- Accident history for Pillán Airport at Aviation Safety Network
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