La Chimba Airport

La Chimba Airport was an airport serving , capital of the of . Google Earth Historical Imagery shows the runway marked closed and criss-crossed by new streets. Subsequent imagery show the land filled by a housing project.
  • Airport
  • …lies at an elevation of 101 metres (331 feet)
  • …has the ICAO airport code SCMB
  • …is also known as “SCMB”
  • Description: airport in Chile

Places of Interest

Highlights include La Portada Natural Monument and Hito al Trópico de Capricornio.
La Portada is a natural arch on the coast of , 18 km north of . is situated 3½ km south of La Chimba Airport.
is a memorial, which is situated 3 km north of La Chimba Airport.
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Latitude
-23.46841° or 23° 28′ 6″ south
Longitude
-70.43447° or 70° 26′ 4″ west
Open location code
578FGHJ8+J6
Geo­Names ID
Wiki­data ID

Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Asturian to Swedish—“La Chimba Airport” goes by many names.
  • Asturian: “Aeródromu La Chimba”
  • Cebuano: “La Chimba Airport”
  • Indonesian: “SCMB”
  • Japanese: “ラ・チンバ飛行場”
  • Malay: “Lapangan Terbang La Chimba”
  • Romanian: “Aeroportul La Chimba”
  • Spanish: “Aeródromo La Chimba”
  • Swedish: “La Chimba Airport”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Estación Cerro Moreno and Antofagasta Airport.

Northern Chile: Highlights

Learn more about La Serena and Arica.
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