Pillán Airport Spanish: Aeropuerto de Pillán, (ICAO: SCPN) is an airport at the southern end of an isthmus valley connecting the heads of the Reñihué and Comau Fjords in the Los Lagos Region of Chile. The valley separates the Huequi Peninsula from mainland Chile. Pillán is 45 kilometres (28 mi) northeast of the town of Chaitén.

Pillán Airport
IATA: none ICAO: SCPN
Summary
Airport type	Private
Serves	Chaitén, Chile
Location	Pillán
Elevation AMSL	33 ft / 10 m
Coordinates	42°32′50″S 72°29′42″W
Map
SCPN Location of Pillán Airport in Chile
Runways
Direction Length Surface m ft 01/19 380 1,247 Grass
Source: Landings.com[1] Google Maps[2] GCM[3]

The airport abuts the shore of Reñihué Fjord, and south approach and departures are over the water. The valley is narrow with nearby mountainous terrain in all quadrants.

The Chaiten VOR-DME (Ident: TEN) is 21.0 nautical miles (38.9 km) southwest of the airport.[4]

See also

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

References

External links

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

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