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El Buitre Airport

ICAO SCAESmall airfield

El Buitre Airport is a small airfield near Arica in Arica and Parinacota Region, Chile. It is listed as ICAO SCAE. The airport is located at -18.5089° / -70.2907° at an elevation of 100 m (328 ft). There is one runway, the longest measuring 1,200 m. The nearest airport is Dr. Juan Noé Crevani, Arica Regional Hospital Helipad, 3.7 km (2 mi) away. No scheduled service is recorded for this airfield.

Map detail of El Buitre Airport with runways — Close-up with runways

World map showing the position of El Buitre Airport — Overview map

Data

Data
ICAO code	`SCAE`
Identifier	`SCAE`
Type	Small airfield
City	Arica
Region	Arica and Parinacota Region
Country	Chile
Coordinates	-18.50894, -70.29071
Coordinates (deg/min/sec)	18° 30′ 32.18″ S 70° 17′ 26.55″ W
Elevation	100 m (328 ft)
Scheduled service	no

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