# Nuevo Chaitén Airport (WCH / SCTN)

**Nuevo Chaitén Airport** (IATA: WCH, ICAO: SCTN) is a medium airport in Chaitén, Los Lagos Region, Chile. It has one runway, 1,200 m (3,937 ft) long, asphalt.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/sctn

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: WCH / SCTN
- Type: Medium airport
- Serves: Chaitén, Los Lagos Region, Chile
- Elevation: 29 m / 95 ft
- Coordinates: -42.7819, -72.8350
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 1,200 m / 3,937 ft
- Time zone: UTC-3/-4 · America/Santiago
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuevo_Chait%C3%A9n_Airport (3 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q48816792
- Weather station: SCLR
- Ident: SCTN

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 01/19 | 1,200 m / 3,937 ft | 30 m / 98 ft | Asphalt | 021° / 201° | yes |

## Rankings

Ranked among 48,075 open airports; = marks a shared place.

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 1,200 m / 3,937 ft | =10,151 of 29,858 | =1,363 in South America | =52 in CL |
| Elevation | 29 m / 95 ft | =37,097 of 43,403 | =8,179 in South America | #326 in CL |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =181 in South America | =12 in CL |

## Nearby airports

- [SCUI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/scui.md) Pumalín Airport · 9.0 km / 5.6 mi
- [SCIK](https://dromopedia.com/airports/scik.md) Isla Talcan Airport · 12 km / 7.2 mi
- [SCLR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/sclr.md) Los Alerces Airport · 15 km / 9.6 mi
- [SCHD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/schd.md) Chumilden Airport · 29 km / 18 mi
- [SCGN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/scgn.md) Caleta Gonzalo Airport · 31 km / 19 mi
- [SCRH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/scrh.md) Reñihúe Airport · 35 km / 22 mi

## Sources

- [NOAA Aviation Weather Center](https://aviationweather.gov/data/api/): Weather data: NOAA Aviation Weather Center (Public Domain (US Government))
- [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/): Airport data from OurAirports (Public Domain)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org): Structured data from Wikidata (CC0 1.0)
- [timezone-boundary-builder](https://github.com/evansiroky/timezone-boundary-builder): Time zone boundaries © OpenStreetMap contributors, timezone-boundary-builder (ODbL 1.0)
- Every figure with its source: https://dromopedia.com/airports/sctn/data