Vicuña Airport Spanish: Aeropuerto de Vicuña or El Indio Airport, (ICAO: SCVC) is an extremely high elevation airstrip 66 kilometres (41 mi) east-northeast of Vicuña, Coquimbo, Chile.

Vicuña Airport El Indio Airport
IATA: none ICAO: SCVC
Summary
Airport type	Public
Elevation AMSL	11,975 ft / 3,650 m
Coordinates	29°50′00″S 70°02′46″W
Map
SCVC Location of Vicuña Airport in Chile
Runways
Direction Length Surface m ft 02/20 1,090 3,576 Grass
Source: Landings.com[1] Google Maps[2] GCM[3]

The airstrip serves several small settlements, and is subject to snow cover. It is within a small fold above a steep mountain valley high in the Andes, and runs uphill to the north. There is mountainous terrain in all quadrants, with a best escape route[4] to the south down the valley.

See also

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

References

External links

• OpenStreetMap - El Indio Airport
• OurAirports - El Indio Airport
• FallingRain - El Indio Airport
• Accident history for Vicuña Airport at Aviation Safety Network

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