La Chimba Airport
La Chimba Airport was an airport serving Antofagasta, capital of the Antofagasta Region of Chile. 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.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Airport
- Description: airport in Chile
- Also known as: “SCMB”
Places of Interest
Highlights include La Portada Natural Monument and Hito al Trópico de Capricornio.
La Portada Natural Monument
Nature reserve
Photo: marcosescalier, CC BY-SA 2.0.
La Portada is a natural arch on the coast of Chile, 18 km north of Antofagasta. It is one of fifteen natural monuments included among the protected areas of Chile. There is another similar but smaller structure in the spa town of Pucatrihue, Osorno Province. La Portada Natural Monument is situated 3½ km south of La Chimba Airport.
Hito al Trópico de Capricornio
Memorial
Photo: mescalier, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Hito al Trópico de Capricornio is a memorial, which is situated 3 km north of La Chimba Airport.
La Chimba Airport
- Categories: airport and transportation
- Location: Antofagasta, Antofagasta Province, Antofagasta, Northern Chile, Chile, South America
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Satellite Map
Discover La Chimba Airport from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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: “Aerodromo La Chimba”
- Spanish: “Aeródromo La Chimba”
- Swedish: “La Chimba Airport”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Estación Cerro Moreno and Antofagasta Airport.
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