Eulogio Sánchez Airport

Eulogio Sánchez Airport (Spanish: Aeródromo Eulogio Sánchez) (ICAO: SCTB), also known as Tobalaba Airport, is an airport in La Reina, an eastern suburb of Santiago, Chile. It is two-thirds owned by the Club Aéreo de Santiago and one-third owned by the Club Aéreo de Carabineros de Chile. Also, it holds the headquarters of Airbus Helicopters Chile S.A.

Eulogio Sánchez Airport

Tobalaba Airport
Summary
Airport typePublic
Owner/OperatorClub Aéreo de Santiago, Club Aéreo de Carabineros de Chile
ServesSantiago, Chile
LocationLa Reina
Built1954
Elevation AMSL2,129 ft / 649 m
Coordinates33°27′23″S 70°32′48″W
Map
SCTB
Location of the airport in Chile
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
01/19 965 3,166 Asphalt
Sources: GCM[1] Google Maps[2] Aerodromo.cl[3]

The airport consists of 120 acres on the eastern edge of the Santiago metropolitan area. It was constructed in 1954 and named for the then-president of the Club Aéreo de Santiago, Eulogio Sánchez Errazuriz (1903-1956). Its taxiways, runway and fuel platform are the only public use infrastructure areas at the airport. It is home to about 100 aircraft, a restaurant and a public park next to the main entrance in Alcalde Fernando Castillo Velasco Avenue.[4]

Runway 19 has an additional 170 metres (560 ft) displaced threshold.

Operations

Eulogio Sánchez Airport is home to Club Aéreo de Santiago, Club Aéreo de Carabineros, Airbus Helicopters Chile S.A. and more, while organisms such as PDI (Policía de Investigaciones), Ecocopter, RomeoMike, Aeromet and SumaAir see a lot of operations in and out of Tobalaba.

Two Piper PA-38 Tomahawks sitting at one of many parking spots at Tobalaba Airport.

See also

References
  1. Airport information for Eulogio Sánchez Airport at Great Circle Mapper.
  2. Google Maps - Eulogio Sánchez
  3. aerodromo.cl - Eulogio Sánchez Airport (in Spanish)
  4. Eulogio Sánchez Errazuriz (in Spanish)
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