Chamonate Airport
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Airport typePublic
ElevationAMSL954 ft / 291 m
Chamonate Airport | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Serves | Copiapó, Chile | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 954 ft / 291 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 27°17′48″S 70°24′50″W / 27.29667°S 70.41389°W | ||||||||||
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  SCHA Location of Chamonate Airport in Chile | |||||||||||
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| Source: Landings.com[1] Google Maps[2] GCM[3] | |||||||||||
Chamonate Airport (Spanish: Aeródromo Chamonate, (ICAO: SCHA)) is an airport serving Copiapó, the capital of the Atacama Region of Chile. It served as the main airport for the region until February 2005, when Desierto de Atacama Airport opened.
The airport is in the valley of the Copiapó River, 11 kilometres (6.8 mi) downstream from the city. There is rising terrain in all quadrants.
