La Escondida Airport

ICAO SCLESmall airfield

La Escondida Airport is a small airfield near Antofagasta in Antofagasta Region, Chile. It is listed as ICAO SCLE. The airport is located at -24.2947° / -69.1317° at an elevation of 3,136 m (10,289 ft). There is one runway, the longest measuring 2,400 m. The nearest airport is Aguas Blancas Airport, 75 km (47 mi) away. No scheduled service is recorded for this airfield.

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Map detail of La Escondida Airport with runways — Close-up with runways

World map showing the position of La Escondida Airport — Overview map

Data

Data
ICAO code	`SCLE`
Identifier	`SCLE`
Type	Small airfield
City	Antofagasta
Region	Antofagasta Region
Country	Chile
Coordinates	-24.29470, -69.13170
Coordinates (deg/min/sec)	24° 17′ 40.92″ S 69° 07′ 54.12″ W
Elevation	3,136 m (10,289 ft)
Scheduled service	no

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