Posesión Airport

Posesión Airport Spanish: Aeropuerto Posesión, (ICAO: SCBS) is an airport serving the oil and gas production facilities on the northern shore of Bahía Posesión, the Atlantic entrance to the Strait of Magellan. The airport is in the Magallanes Region of Chile.

Posesión Airport
Summary
Airport typePublic
ServesBahía Posesión, Chile
Elevation AMSL100 ft / 30 m
Coordinates52°17′33″S 68°56′00″W
Map
SCBS
Location of Posesión Airport in Chile
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
08/26 1,107 3,632 Gravel
Source: Landings.com[1] Google Maps[2] SkyVector[3]

The airport is 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) from the Argentina border. There is a steep bluff at the coastline of the bay, less than 500 metres (1,600 ft) south of the runway. West approach and departures are over the water.

See also

References

  1. Airport record for Posesión Airport at Landings.com. Retrieved 2013-09-03
  2. Google (2013-09-03). "location of Posesión Airport" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 2013-09-03.
  3. SkyVector - Posesión Airport



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