Punta el Saco Airport Spanish: Aeropuerto Punta el Saco, (ICAO: SCHM) is an airport on the south shore of Isla Mocha, a small Pacific island 32 kilometres (20 mi) off the coast of Chile. Isla Mocha is part of Chile's Bío Bío Region.
Punta el Saco Airport | |||||||||||
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Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
Serves | Isla Mocha, Chile | ||||||||||
Elevation AMSL | 23 ft / 7 m | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 38°24′40″S 73°54′20″W | ||||||||||
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![]() ![]() SCHM Location of Punta el Saco Airport in Chile | |||||||||||
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The airport is in a narrow strip between the rocky shore and the coast road. Approach and departures are mostly over the water. There is a large hill northeast of the runway.
The Araucania VOR-DME (Ident: NIA) is located 66.3 nautical miles (122.8 km) east-southeast of the airport.[4] There are no published radio navaids on the island.
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