Tres Quebradas Airport

Tres Quebradas Airport (Spanish: Aeropuerto de Tres Quebradas, (ICAO: SCTQ)) is an extremely high elevation airport serving mining operations in the Atacama Region of Chile, near the Argentina border.

Tres Quebradas Airport
Summary
Airport typePrivate
ServesAlto del Carmen, Chile
Elevation AMSL11,690 ft / 3,563 m
Coordinates29°15′34″S 70°05′15″W / 29.25944°S 70.08750°W / -29.25944; -70.08750 (Tres Quebradas Airport (Alto del Carmen))
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SCTQ is located in Chile
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Location of Tres Quebradas Airport in Chile
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Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
13/31 890 2,920 Dirt
Source: Landings.com[1] Google Maps[2] GCM[3]

The runway is in the narrow valley of the Del Tránsito River, an eventual tributary of the Huasco River. Due to mountain elevations over 18,000 feet (5,500 m) to the east, a high terrain escape route[4] must be northwest, down the valley. The narrowness of the valley leaves little room for course reversal.

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References

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  1. ^ Airport record for Tres Quebradas Airport at Landings.com. Retrieved 2013-09-03
  2. ^ "location of Tres Quebradas Airport" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 2013-09-03.
  3. ^ Airport information for Tres Quebradas Airport at Great Circle Mapper.
  4. ^ Mountainous terrain escape routes Skybrary
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