San Rafael Airport

IATA LOBICAO SCANSmall airfield

San Rafael Airport is a small airfield near Los Andes in Valparaíso Region, Chile. It is listed as IATA LOB and ICAO SCAN. The airport is located at -32.8139° / -70.6466° at an elevation of 750 m (2,461 ft). There is one runway, the longest measuring 752 m. The nearest airport is Víctor Lafón Airport, 9.3 km (6 mi) away. No scheduled service is recorded for this airfield.

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Map detail of San Rafael Airport with runways — Close-up with runways

World map showing the position of San Rafael Airport — Overview map

Data

Data
IATA code	`LOB`
ICAO code	`SCAN`
Identifier	`SCAN`
Type	Small airfield
City	Los Andes
Region	Valparaíso Region
Country	Chile
Coordinates	-32.81391, -70.64664
Coordinates (deg/min/sec)	32° 48′ 50.08″ S 70° 38′ 47.91″ W
Elevation	750 m (2,461 ft)
Scheduled service	no

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