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Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
Elevation AMSL | 11,975 ft / 3,650 m | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 29°50′00″S 70°02′46″W / 29.83333°S 70.04611°W | ||||||||||
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Vicuña Airport Spanish: Aeropuerto de Vicuña or El Indio Airport, ( ICAO: SCVC) is an extremely high elevation airstrip 66 kilometres (41 mi) east-northeast of Vicuña, Coquimbo, Chile.
The airstrip serves several small settlements, and is subject to snow cover. It is within a small fold above a steep mountain valley high in the Andes, and runs uphill to the north. There is mountainous terrain in all quadrants, with a best escape route [4] to the south down the valley.
Vicuña Airport El Indio Airport | |||||||||||
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Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
Elevation AMSL | 11,975 ft / 3,650 m | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 29°50′00″S 70°02′46″W / 29.83333°S 70.04611°W | ||||||||||
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Vicuña Airport Spanish: Aeropuerto de Vicuña or El Indio Airport, ( ICAO: SCVC) is an extremely high elevation airstrip 66 kilometres (41 mi) east-northeast of Vicuña, Coquimbo, Chile.
The airstrip serves several small settlements, and is subject to snow cover. It is within a small fold above a steep mountain valley high in the Andes, and runs uphill to the north. There is mountainous terrain in all quadrants, with a best escape route [4] to the south down the valley.