Pelicano Airport
Pelicano Airport | |||||||||||
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Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
Serves | (es), Chile | ||||||||||
Elevation AMSL | 3,678 ft / 1,121 m | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 29°08′40″S 70°53′16″W / 29.14444°S 70.88778°WCoordinates: 29°08′40″S 70°53′16″W / 29.14444°S 70.88778°W | ||||||||||
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![]() ![]() SCEC Location of Pelicano Airport in Chile | |||||||||||
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Pelicano Airport Spanish: Aeropuerto Pelicano, (ICAO: SCEC) is a desert airport near (es), in the Coquimbo Region of Chile.
The airport serves the astronomy community of the Las Campanas Observatory, one of the high elevation observatories in the Atacama Desert.
The runway has an additional 360 metres (1,180 ft) of gravel overrun on the south end, which then drops into a canyon.
See also[]
Chile portal
Aviation portal
- Transport in Chile
- List of airports in Chile
References[]
- ^ Airport record for Pelicano Airport at Landings.com. Retrieved 2013-09-06
- ^ Google (2013-09-06). "location of Pelicano Airport" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 2013-09-06.
- ^ Airport information for Pelicano Airport at Great Circle Mapper.
External links[]
- OpenStreetMap - Pelicano
- SkyVector - Pelicano
- FallingRain - Pelicano Airport
- Accident history for Pelicano Airport at Aviation Safety Network
Categories:
- Airports in Chile
- Airports in Coquimbo Region
- Chilean airport stubs