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.

Chamonate Airport
IATA: none ICAO: SCHA
Summary
Airport type	Public
Serves	Copiapó, Chile
Elevation AMSL	954 ft / 291 m
Coordinates	27°17′48″S 70°24′50″W
Map
SCHA Location of Chamonate Airport in Chile
Runways
Direction Length Surface m ft 09/27 1,625 5,331 Asphalt
Source: Landings.com[1] Google Maps[2] GCM[3]

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.

See also

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

References

External links

• OurAirports - Chamonate
• SkyVector - Chamonate
• FallingRain - Chamonate Airport
• Accident history for Chamonate Airport at Aviation Safety Network

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