Pelicano Airport Spanish: Aeropuerto Pelicano, (ICAO: SCEC) is a desert airport near Estación Chañar , in the Coquimbo Region of Chile.

Pelicano Airport
IATA: none ICAO: SCEC
Summary
Airport type	Public
Serves	Las Campanas Observatory
Location	La Higuera, Chile
Elevation AMSL	3,678 ft / 1,121 m
Coordinates	29°08′40″S 70°53′16″W
Map
SCEC Location of Pelicano Airport in Chile
Runways
Direction Length Surface m ft 02/20 1,320 4,331 Asphalt
Source: Landings.com[1] Google Maps[2] GCM[3]

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

External links

• OpenStreetMap - Pelicano
• SkyVector - Pelicano
• FallingRain - Pelicano Airport
• Accident history for Pelicano Airport at Aviation Safety Network

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