Paranal Airport

ICAO SCPASmall airfield

Paranal Airport is a small airfield near Antofagasta in Antofagasta Region, Chile. It is listed as ICAO SCPA. The airport is located at -24.6394° / -70.3489° at an elevation of 2,083 m (6,834 ft). There is one runway, the longest measuring 1,200 m. The nearest airport is Eso Heliport, 3.6 km (2 mi) away. No scheduled service is recorded for this airfield.

Symbolic aviation imagery (AI-generated) – not a photo of this specific airport.

Map detail of Paranal Airport with runways — Close-up with runways

World map showing the position of Paranal Airport — Overview map

Data

Data
ICAO code	`SCPA`
Identifier	`SCPA`
Type	Small airfield
City	Antofagasta
Region	Antofagasta Region
Country	Chile
Coordinates	-24.63940, -70.34890
Coordinates (deg/min/sec)	24° 38′ 21.84″ S 70° 20′ 56.04″ W
Elevation	2,083 m (6,834 ft)
Scheduled service	no

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