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
IATA: none ICAO: SCHM
Summary
Airport type	Public
Serves	Isla Mocha, Chile
Elevation AMSL	23 ft / 7 m
Coordinates	38°24′40″S 73°54′20″W
Map
SCHM Location of Punta el Saco Airport in Chile
Runways
Direction Length Surface m ft 12/30 700 2,297 Grass
Source: Landings.com[1] Google Maps[2] GCM[3]

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.

See also

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

References

External links

• OpenStreetMap - Punta El Saco
• OurAirports - Punta El Saco
• FallingRain - Punta El Saco Airport
• Accident history for Punta El Saco Airport at Aviation Safety Network

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