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.
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  • 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.

Nature reserve
La Portada is a natural arch on the coast of , 18 km north of . 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 , . is situated 3½ km south of La Chimba Airport.

Memorial
is a memorial, which is situated 3 km north of La Chimba Airport.

La Chimba Airport

Latitude
-23.46841° or 23° 28′ 6″ south
Longitude
-70.43447° or 70° 26′ 4″ west
Elevation
101 metres (331 feet)
ICAO airport code
SCMB
Open location code
578FGHJ8+J6
Geo­Names ID
9035291
Wiki­data ID
Q5659228
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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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Highlights include Estación Cerro Moreno and Antofagasta Airport.

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