Balmaceda Airport is an airport next to the village of
Balmaceda, serving the
Aysén Region
The Aysén del General Carlos Ibáñez del Campo Region ( es, Región de Aysén, , '), often shortened to Aysén Region or Aisén,Examples of name usage1, official regional government site refers to the region as "Región de Aysén"., Chile's of ...
of Chile. The airport is west of the
Argentina
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border, it is located 55 km south-east of
Coyhaique
Coyhaique (), also spelled Coihaique in Patagonia, is the capital city of both the Coyhaique Province and the Aysén Region of Chile. Founded by settlers in 1929, it is a young city. Until the twentieth century, Chile showed little interest in ex ...
, the regional capital.
The Balmaceda
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: BAL) is located off the approach threshold of Runway 09. The Balmaceda
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: BAL) is located on the field.
Expansion plans
In 2016 works to improve the airfield and expand capacity were commenced consisting of resurfacing the damaged runway surface, the building of a new 30 m wide parallel taxiway, a new control tower, expansion of the apron, and improvements to other administrative structures. These were made with an investment of approximately 27 billion pesos, much of which were national funds intended for the development of remote regions of the country.
In April 2018 the new taxiway entered use as a temporary runway (designated 09L/27R) to enable repair works on the main runway.
[SCTZ NOTAM C0052, Chilean AIP.]
Airlines and destinations
Accidents and incidents
On 8 April 1968,
Douglas C-49K CC-CBM of
LADECO crashed on approach, killing all 36 people on board. The aircraft was operating a domestic scheduled passenger flight from
Los Cerrillos Airport
Los Cerrillos Airport was the main aviation facility of Santiago, Chile until 1967, when Arturo Merino Benitez International Airport was opened.
The airport was closed in 2006.Santiago
Santiago (, ; ), also known as Santiago de Chile, is the capital and largest city of Chile as well as one of the largest cities in the Americas. It is the center of Chile's most densely populated region, the Santiago Metropolitan Region, whose ...
.
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Transport in Chile
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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
Balmaceda Airportat OpenStreetMap
at OurAirports
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at FallingRain
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Airports in Chile
Airports in Aysén Region
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