Leg 90 SCHA - Copiapo (Chile) to SCFA - Antofagasta (Chile)
SCHA - Airport Info
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ICAO code: SCHA
Airport name: Chamonate Airport
Location: Copiapo
Useful information
Airport elevation: '
Time zone: UTC-
Lighted runways : Yes
Maximum runway length: '
Runway surface : Asphalt
Instrument approach (ILS, LOC, LDA, and SDF):
Copiapo Info
Copiapó, capital city of Atacama Province in north central Chile, on the Copiapó; River, 680 km (423 mi) north of Santiago and about 60 km (about 40 mi) from the Pacific coast. Copiapó lies in a small, fertile valley at 430 m (1400 ft) above sea level in a surrounding region of mountainous desert. The city was founded in 1540 and named for the Copayapu people living in the area. Destroyed by earthquakes in 1819 and 1822, Copiapó was damaged by another tremor in 1851. Much of Copiapó’s prosperity ended with the exhaustion of the nearby Chañarcillo silver mines. The city is linked with Caldera, a port on the coast, by the first railroad built in South America. Population (1999 estimate) 119,861(1992 estimate) 100,946.
SCFA - Airport Info
ICAO code: SCFA
Airport name: Cerro Moreno Intl. Airport
Location: Antofagasta
Useful information
Airport elevation: '
Time zone: UTC-
Lighted runways : Yes
Maximum runway length: '
Runway surface : Asphalt
Instrument approach (ILS, LOC, LDA, and SDF):
Antofagasta Info
Antofagasta, city in northern Chile, capital of Antofagasta Province. Settled in 1870, it grew rapidly with the mining of rich deposits of nitrates from the adjacent Atacama Desert. Copper and nitrates are the principal exports; numerous other metals, including silver, lead, zinc, and tungsten, are also mined. The city has the only protected harbor on the Pacific coastline of northern Chile. It is a shipping center for domestic goods and for the products of landlocked Bolivia, to which it is linked by major rail and highway routes. Population (2000 estimate) 251,868.