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Viña del Mar Airport

Concón Airport
Summary
Airport typeMilitary/Public
ServesGreater Valparaíso
LocationConcón, Valparaíso
Elevation AMSL461 ft / 141 m
Coordinates32°57′00″S 71°28′45″W / 32.95000°S 71.47917°W / -32.95000; -71.47917
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KNA is located in Chile
KNA
KNA
Location of the airport in Chile
Map
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
05/23 1,756 5,761 Asphalt
Sources: WAD[1] GCM[2] Google Maps[3]
A high FOV shot of an airplane
Airplane at the Concón airport

Concón Airport (IATA: KNA, ICAO: SCVM) is an airport serving Greater Valparaíso, Chile. The airport is in the hills 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) east of the coastal commune of Concón. It mainly serves as a military air base for the Chilean Navy aviation ("Base Aeronaval y Aeropuerto Concón"), but also has a small civilian passenger terminal; this is however only rarely used.

Accidents and incidents

On 9 September 2013, A Corpflite Dornier 228, registration CC-CNW crashed into power lines while attempting to land in fog, resulting in the loss of both crew members.[4]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Airport information for Viña del Mar Airport". World Aero Data. Archived from the original on 2019-03-05.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) Data current as of October 2006.
  2. ^ Airport information for Concón Airport at Great Circle Mapper.
  3. ^ Google Maps - Vina del Mar
  4. ^ Corpflite Dornier 228 Crashes On Landing