Cerro Paranal Airport
Airport
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Cerro Paranal Airport (ICAO: SCPA) is a desert airport 6 kilometres (4 mi) east-southeast of Cerro Paranal, Antofagasta, Chile. It serves the Paranal Observatory and Cerro Armazones Observatory scientific complexes.
AirporttypePrivate
ServesCerro Paranal, Chile
ElevationAMSL6,834 ft (2,083 m)
Coordinates24°38′20″S 70°20′55″W
Cerro Paranal Airport | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Private | ||||||||||
| Serves | Cerro Paranal, Chile | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 6,834 ft (2,083 m) | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 24°38′20″S 70°20′55″W | ||||||||||
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  SCPA Location of Cerro Paranal Airport in Chile | |||||||||||
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| Source: Landings.com[1] Google Maps[2] GCM[3] | |||||||||||
There is rising terrain west of the airport.
