Pucón Airport

Pucón Airport
LAN airplane leaving Pucón (2006).
Summary
Airport type Public
Owner Chilean State
Operator Lan Airlines and Sky Airlines
Serves Pucón, Chile
Location Region de la Araucania
Elevation AMSL 879 ft / 268 m
Coordinates 39°17′29″S 71°55′15″W / 39.29139°S 71.92083°W / -39.29139; -71.92083Coordinates: 39°17′29″S 71°55′15″W / 39.29139°S 71.92083°W / -39.29139; -71.92083
Map
ZPC
Location of airport in Chile
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
09/27 1,700 5,577 Asphalt
Sources: WAD[1] GCM[2]

Pucón Airport (Spanish: Aeropuerto Pucón) (IATA: ZPC, ICAO: SCPC) is an airport 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) east of Pucón, a city on the eastern shore of Villarrica Lake in the Araucanía Region of Chile.

The airport can handle aircraft up to the Boeing 737 in size and operates seasonal flights from Santiago de Chile.[3] Travel options vary between high and low tourist season.[4]

There is mountainous terrain north and south of the runway.

See also

References

  1. ↑ Airport information for SCPC at World Aero Data. Data current as of October 2006.
  2. ↑ Airport information for Pucón Airport at Great Circle Mapper.
  3. ↑ "Pucón ZPC Airport". World Airport Codes. Retrieved February 4, 2016.
  4. ↑ Hughes, Zora. "How to Travel to Pucón Chile". USA Today. Demand Media. Retrieved February 4, 2016.


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