Maquehue Airport ( es, Aeropuerto Maquehue) is an airport southwest of
Temuco
Temuco () is a city and commune, capital of the Cautín Province and of the Araucanía Region in southern Chile. The city is located south of Santiago. The city grew out from a fort of the same name established in 1881 during Chile's invasion ...
, a city in the
La Araucanía Region
LA most frequently refers to Los Angeles, the second largest city in the United States.
La, LA, or L.A. may also refer to:
Arts and entertainment Music
* La (musical note), or A, the sixth note
* "L.A.", a song by Elliott Smith on ''Figur ...
of
Chile
Chile, officially the Republic of Chile, is a country in the western part of South America. It is the southernmost country in the world, and the closest to Antarctica, occupying a long and narrow strip of land between the Andes to the east a ...
.
Runway 06 has a
displaced threshold A displaced threshold or DTHR is a runway threshold located at a point other than the physical beginning or end of the runway.
The portion of the runway behind a displaced threshold may be used for takeoff in either direction and landings from the ...
. The Temuco
non-directional beacon
A non-directional beacon (NDB) or non-directional radio beacon is a radio beacon which does not include directional information. Radio beacons are radio transmitters at a known location, used as an aviation or marine navigational aid. NDB are ...
(Ident: TCO) is east of the airport.
Temuco NDB
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This airport is now closed to the public and commercial flights have been relocated to La Araucanía International Airport
La Araucanía International Airport , also known as Temuco Airport, is the main airport in the Araucanía Region and southern Chile. It is south of the city of Temuco, in the commune of Freire, Cautín Province.
It has a parking apron with capa ...
.
See also
*Transport in Chile
Transport in Chile is mostly by road. The far south of the country is not directly connected to central Chile by road, and water transport also plays a part there. The railways were historically important in Chile, but now play a relatively small ...
*List of airports in Chile
This is a list of airports in Chile, sorted by location.
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Airports
Airport names shown in bold indicate the airport has scheduled commercial airline service. Links to Spanish language Wikipedia are added for some communities.
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References
External links
OpenStreetMap - MaquehueSkyVector - MaquehueAeródromo Maquehue (SCTC)
at Aerodromo.cl
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Airports in Araucanía Region
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