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Pilot information for Chaitén Airport

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General information for Chaitén Airport

Airport codes: WCH SCTN
Type: regional airport
Scheduled airline service: no
Serves: Chaiten, Los Lagos, Chile
Latitude: -42.932800 | 42 55.968018 S | S42 55 58
Longitude: -72.699097 | 72 41.945801 W | W072 41 56
Field elevation: 13 ft/4 m MSL
Magnetic variation: 10.2°E

Radio communication frequencies for Chaitén Airport

INFO: 126.7 MHz

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Runways at Chaitén Airport

13/31
4,670 x 65 ft (1,423 x 20 m) — paved — lighted— threshold 13 displaced 105 ft (32 m)

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Aviation weather for Chaitén Airport

Current conditions (METAR) for Chaitén Airport

Closest report is Futaleufú Airport, 39.2416128455 nm (74.6 km) ESE. Retrieved 2012/05/27 17:00: 

SCFT 271700Z AUTO VRB01KT 7000 +RA VV018 09/09 Q0995

Forecast (TAF) for Chaitén Airport

Closest forecast is El Tepual Airport, 89.0895121009 nm (169.3 km) N. Retrieved 2012/05/25 12:00: 

TAF TAF SCTE 251049Z 2512/2612 05006KT 9999 FEW025 BKN080 TN08/2512Z TX15/2519Z PROB30 
      TEMPO 2512/2515 2000 BR SCT006 
      BECMG 2521/2523 05012KT BKN025 BKN080 
      BECMG 2615/2617 02017KT

Notices to Airmen (NOTAM) for Chaitén Airport

Please confirm all NOTAMs at the original source! These are for information only, and may be wrong, out of date, or incomplete.

We have no current NOTAMs for Chaitén Airport. Please check with an official source to confirm.