Lago Brown Airport

Lago Brown Airport (ICAO: SCBR) is an airstrip at the western end of Lago Brown (es), a mountain lake in the Aysén Region of Chile that runs along the border with Argentina.

Lago Brown Airport
Summary
Airport typePublic
ServesLago Brown (es), Chile
Elevation AMSL540 ft / 165 m
Coordinates47°23′19″S 72°19′35″W
Map
SCBR
Location of Lago Brown Airport in Chile
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
07/25 950 3,117 Grass
Source: Landings.com[1][2]

The unmarked runway is on alluvial ground at the base of a mountain wall. The mountain is adjacent to the north, with open valley to the south. The valley narrows to the west, and the lake is to the east.

Published airstrip elevation differs from the Google Earth digital elevation model, which has the elevation much higher, at 1,733 feet (528 m) midfield.

See also

References

  1. Airport record for Lago Brown Airport at Landings.com. Retrieved 2013-09-01
  2. Google (2013-09-01). "location of Lago Brown Airport" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 2013-09-01.


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