Alto Palena Airport (Spanish: Aeródromo Alto Palena, (IATA: WAP, ICAO: SCAP)) is an airport serving Palena, a small town in the mountains of the Los Lagos Region of Chile. Palena is 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) from the Argentina border. The airport is just north of the town, and south of a bend in the Palena River.

Alto Palena Airport
IATA: WAP ICAO: SCAP
Summary
Airport type	Public
Serves	Palena, Chile
Elevation AMSL	897 ft / 273 m
Coordinates	43°36′41″S 71°48′20″W
Map
SCAP Location of Alto Palena Airport in Chile
Runways
Direction Length Surface m ft 07/25 878 2,881 Asphalt
Source: Landings.com[1] Google Maps[2] GCM[3]

There are downslopes past the short overruns of both ends of the runway. There is nearby mountainous terrain in all quadrants, and hills are close to both east and west approach paths.

See also

•  Chile portal
•  Aviation portal
• Transport in Chile
• List of airports in Chile

References

External links

• Alto Palena Airport at OpenStreetMap
• Alto Palena Airport at OurAirports
• Aeronautical chart and airport information for Alto Palena Airport at SkyVector
• Alto Palena Airport at FallingRain
• Accident history for Alto Palena Airport at Aviation Safety Network

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