Tolquién Airport
Tolquién Airport is an airport serving Achao, a coastal town on Quinchao Island in the Los Lagos Region of Chile. The airport is on a bluff overlooking the Gulf of Ancud, 3.2 kilometres northwest of Achao.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Aerodrome
- Description: Aerodrome near Achao, Chiloé, Chile
- Also known as: “Achao Aerodrome”, “Achao Airport”, “Aeródromo Tolquien”, “SCAH”, and “Tolquién Aerodrome”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Church of Santa María de Loreto.
Church of Santa María de Loreto
Church
The Church of Santa María de Loreto de Achao is a Roman Catholic church located in Quinchao Island's largest town, Achao. Often referred to as the Church of Achao, is within the Diocese of Ancud, and was built around 1740 when Chiloé Archipelago was still a part of the Spanish Crown possessions.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Achao and Curaco de Vélez.
Achao
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Achao is the main town on the island of Quinchao, off the main Chiloé Island. It is a small quaint town on the sea.
Curaco de Vélez
Village
Photo: Manxuc, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Curaco de Vélez is a Chilean commune in Chiloé Archipelago which is part of Chiloé Province and Los Lagos Region. The commune is located in western Quinchao Island while the eastern part is administered by the commune of Quinchao.
Tolquién Airport
- Categories: airport and transportation
- Location: Curaco de Vélez, Chiloé Province, Los Lagos, Southern Chile, Chile, South America
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Latitude
-42.45019° or 42° 27′ 1″ southLongitude
-73.52515° or 73° 31′ 31″ westElevation
178 metres (584 feet)ICAO airport code
SCAHOpen location code
4798GFXF+WWOpenStreetMap ID
way 527122308OpenStreetMap feature
aeroway=aerodromeGeoNames ID
8989724Wikidata ID
Q16207735
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Indonesian to Spanish—“Tolquién Airport” goes by many names.
- Indonesian: “SCAH”
- Japanese: “アチャオ空港”
- Romanian: “Aeroportul Achao”
- Spanish: “Aerodromo de Achao”
- Spanish: “Aeródromo de Achao”
- Spanish: “Aerodromo Tolquien”
- Spanish: “Aeródromo Tolquién”
- Spanish: “Aeropuerto de Achao”
Localities in the Area
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Highlights include Mirador and Iglesia de Chullec.
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