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Chan Chan Airport

Coordinates: 39°51′55″S 72°7′50″W / 39.86528°S 72.13056°W / -39.86528; -72.13056 (Chan Chan Airport (Choshuenco))
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Chan Chan Airport
Summary
Airport typePublic
ServesChoshuenco, Chile
Elevation AMSL457 ft / 139 m
Coordinates39°51′55″S 72°7′50″W / 39.86528°S 72.13056°W / -39.86528; -72.13056 (Chan Chan Airport (Choshuenco))
Map
SCHN is located in Chile
SCHN
SCHN
Location of Chan Chan Airport in Chile
Map
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
02/20 1,200 3,937 Grass
Source: Landings.com[1] Google Maps[2]

Chan Chan Airport Spanish: Aeropuerto Chan Chan, (ICAO: SCHN) is an airstrip serving Choshuenco, a small lakeshore town in Los Ríos Region of Chile.

The airstrip is at the foot of the Mocho-Choshuenco volcano, in the narrow valley of the Enco River. The volcano begins rising immediately to the east of the runway. There is mountainous terrain in all quadrants.

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References

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  1. ^ Airport record for Chan Chan Airport at Landings.com. Retrieved 2013-09-05
  2. ^ "location of Chan Chan Airport" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 2013-09-05.
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