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San Gerónimo Airport ( es, Aeródromo de San Gerónimo, ) is an
airstrip An aerodrome (Commonwealth English) or airdrome (American English) is a location from which aircraft flight operations take place, regardless of whether they involve air cargo, passengers, or neither, and regardless of whether it is for publ ...
serving Algarrobo, a
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coastal city in the
Valparaíso Region The Valparaíso Region ( es, Región de Valparaíso, links=no, ) is one of Chile's 16 first order administrative divisions.Valparaíso Region, 2006 With the country's second-highest population of 1,790,219 , and fourth-smallest area of , ...
of
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. The airstrip is inland from the coast. The runway parallels an east–west road atop a low ridge. There are ravines to the north and south of the runway. Another road intersects the runway at a shallow angle, giving the runway the visual appearance of being bent. The Santo Domingo
VOR-DME In radio navigation, a VOR/DME is a radio beacon that combines a VHF omnidirectional range (VOR) with a distance-measuring equipment (DME). The VOR allows the receiver to measure its bearing to or from the beacon, while the DME provides the slan ...
(Ident: SNO) is located south of San Gerónimo AirportSanto Domingo VOR
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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 ...
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List of airports in Chile This is a list of airports in Chile, sorted by location. __TOC__ Airports Airport names shown in bold indicate the airport has scheduled commercial airline service. Links to Spanish language Wikipedia are added for some communities. See als ...


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OpenStreetMap - San Gerónimo
- San Gerónimo Airport * Airports in Chile Airports in Valparaíso Region {{Chile-airport-stub