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Huancara Airport

Vicuña, Chile

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SCVN

Elevation

1968 ft

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Location

Vicuña · CO · Chile

Position

-30.033°, -70.742° · 1968 ft elev.

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Small general aviation airport serving Chile's Elqui Valley region.

Location

Vicuña, Chile

Huancara Airport is a small general aviation facility located near Vicuña, a city in the Elqui Valley of the Coquimbo Region in northern Chile. It serves primarily light aircraft and private or charter flights in the area, which is known for its clear skies and proximity to several astronomical observatories. The airport does not currently operate scheduled commercial airline service and lacks an assigned IATA code, reflecting its status as a minor aerodrome. Its ICAO designation is SCVN, placing it within the Chilean civil aviation registry administered by the Dirección General de Aeronáutica Civil (DGAC).

Getting to & from

Ground access to Vicuña city center is available by road, as the airport is situated in the surrounding rural valley area.

Notable facts

›Operates under ICAO code SCVN within Chile's civil aviation network.
›No IATA code is assigned, consistent with its non-commercial status.
›Located in the Elqui Valley, a region internationally recognized for astronomical research.
›Administered under Chile's Dirección General de Aeronáutica Civil (DGAC).
›Serves primarily private and general aviation traffic in the Coquimbo Region.

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