Alto Palena Airport

IATA WAPICAO SCAPSmall airfield

Alto Palena Airport is a small airfield near Palena in Los Lagos Region, Chile. It is listed as IATA WAP and ICAO SCAP. The airport is located at -43.6115° / -71.8055° at an elevation of 242 m (794 ft). There is one runway, the longest measuring 876 m. The nearest airport is El Corcovado Airport, 27 km (17 mi) away. No scheduled service is recorded for this airfield.

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Map detail of Alto Palena Airport with runways — Close-up with runways

World map showing the position of Alto Palena Airport — Overview map

Data

Data
IATA code	`WAP`
ICAO code	`SCAP`
Identifier	`SCAP`
Type	Small airfield
City	Palena
Region	Los Lagos Region
Country	Chile
Coordinates	-43.61149, -71.80545
Coordinates (deg/min/sec)	43° 36′ 41.37″ S 71° 48′ 19.63″ W
Elevation	242 m (794 ft)
Scheduled service	no

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