Eulogio Sánchez Airport
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.
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.
See also
References
- ^ Airport information for Eulogio Sánchez Airport at Great Circle Mapper.
- ^ Google Maps - Eulogio Sánchez
- ^ aerodromo.cl - Eulogio Sánchez Airport (in Spanish)
- ^ Eulogio Sánchez Errazuriz (in Spanish)