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Nuevo Chaitén Airport

Coordinates: 42°46′55″S 72°50′05″W / 42.78194°S 72.83472°W / -42.78194; -72.83472 (Nuevo Chaitén Airport (Chaitén))
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Nuevo Chaitén Airport
Summary
Airport typePublic
ServesChaitén, Chile
Elevation AMSL95 ft / 29 m
Coordinates42°46′55″S 72°50′05″W / 42.78194°S 72.83472°W / -42.78194; -72.83472 (Nuevo Chaitén Airport (Chaitén))
Map
WCH is located in Chile
WCH
WCH
Location of Nuevo Chaitén Airport in Chile
Map
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
01/19 1,200 3,937 Asphalt
Source: SkyVector[1] GCM[2]

Nuevo Chaitén Airport Spanish: Aeródromo Nuevo Chaitén, (IATA: WCH, ICAO: SCTN) is an airport serving the town of Chaitén and other communities in northern Chilean Patagonia such as Palena and Futaleufú. The airport replaced Chaitén Airfield, which was damaged beyond repair after the 2008 eruption of the Chaitén Volcano. The new airport is 18 kilometres (11 mi) northwest of town. After construction began on Nuevo Chaitén Airport in 2013, it assumed the ICAO and IATA codes of the closed airport.[citation needed]

Two airlines, Aerocord and Pewen, fly daily scheduled service to La Paloma Airport in Puerto Montt. Private charters are also common. During the summer and early fall tourist season, Chaiten Airport receives up to 12 flights a day, mostly from Puerto Montt. In winter there are usually 4-6 flights a day.

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References

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  1. ^ "Nuevo Chaiten Airport". SkyVector. Retrieved 3 February 2018.
  2. ^ Airport information for Nuevo Chaitén Airport at Great Circle Mapper.