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Gamboa Airport

Coordinates: 42°29′18″S 73°46′30″W / 42.48833°S 73.77500°W / -42.48833; -73.77500
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Gamboa Airport
Summary
Airport typePublic
ServesCastro, Chile
Elevation AMSL145 ft / 44 m
Coordinates42°29′18″S 73°46′30″W / 42.48833°S 73.77500°W / -42.48833; -73.77500
Map
WCA is located in Chile
WCA
WCA
Location of airport in Chile
Map
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
16/34 800 2,625 Grass
Sources: SkyVector[1] GCM[2] Google Maps[3]

Gamboa Airport (Spanish: Aeródromo Gamboa) (IATA: WCA, ICAO: SCST) is an airport serving Castro, a city on Chiloé Island in the Los Lagos Region of Chile.

The airport runs along the shoreline just south of Gamboa, and south approach and departures are over the water. Runway 34 has an additional 175 metres (574 ft) of unpaved overrun on the north end.

The Mocopulli VOR-DME (Ident: MPI) is located 9.3 nautical miles (17.2 km) north of the airport.[4]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ SkyVector - Gamboa
  2. ^ Airport information for Gamboa Airport at Great Circle Mapper.
  3. ^ "Gamboa Airport". Google Maps. google .com. Retrieved 5 February 2018.
  4. ^ Mocopulli VOR - SkyVector Aeronautical Charts
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