Tres Quebradas Airport ( es, Aeropuerto de Tres Quebradas, ) is an extremely high elevation airport serving mining operations in the
Atacama Region of
Chile
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, near the
Argentina
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border.
The runway is in the narrow valley of the
Del Tránsito River, an eventual tributary of the
Huasco River
Huasco River is a river of Chile located in the Huasco Province, Atacama Region. Its headwaters in the upper catchments in high-altitude Andes glaciers are the Estrecho River, a tributary of El Tránsito River (catchment area 4,135 km2), and Pot ...
. Due to mountain elevations over to the east, a high terrain escape route
Mountainous terrain escape routes
Skybrary must be northwest, down the valley. The narrowness of the valley leaves little room for course reversal.
See also
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*Transport in Chile
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*List of airports in Chile
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Airports
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References
External links
OpenStreetMap - Tres Quebradas
- Tres Quebradas Airport
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Airports in Chile
Airports in Atacama Region
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