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El Buitre Airfield

Coordinates: 18°30′31″S 70°17′20″W / 18.50861°S 70.28889°W / -18.50861; -70.28889 (El Buitre Airport (Arica))
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El Buitre Airport
Summary
Airport typeMilitary
ServesArica, Chile
Elevation AMSL328 ft / 100 m
Coordinates18°30′31″S 70°17′20″W / 18.50861°S 70.28889°W / -18.50861; -70.28889 (El Buitre Airport (Arica))
Map
SCAE is located in Chile
SCAE
SCAE
Location of El Buitre Airport in Chile
Map
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
09/27 1,200 3,937 Asphalt
Helipads
Number Length Surface
m ft
1 22 72 Asphalt
Source: Landings.com[1] Google Maps[2] GCM[3]

El Buitre Airport (Spanish: Aeródromo El Buitre, (ICAO: SCAE)) is a military airport just south of Arica, a Pacific coastal city in the Tarapacá Region of Chile.

The runway is 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) inland from the Pacific shore. There is distant rising terrain southeast of the airport.

The Arica VOR-DME (Ident: ARI) is located 8.9 nautical miles (16.5 km) north-northwest of the airport.[4]

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References

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  1. ^ Airport record for El Buitre Airport at Landings.com. Retrieved 2013-09-03
  2. ^ "location of El Buitre Airport" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 2013-09-03.
  3. ^ Airport information for El Buitre Airport at Great Circle Mapper.
  4. ^ Arica VOR
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