Guardiamarina Zañartu Airport

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Guardiamarina Zañartu Airport is a small Chilean airport serving the remote town of Puerto Williams in the far south of Tierra del Fuego.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf airport
country Chile
elevationAboveSeaLevel 27 metres
88 feet
environment coastal location
mountainous terrain nearby
subpolar climate
hasNavigationType visual approaches dominant
hasRole critical transport link for Puerto Williams
supply hub for remote southern Chilean communities
hasRunway single runway
hasTrafficType domestic flights
regional flights
IATAcode WPU
ICAOcode SCGZ
isOneOf southernmost airports in Chile
southernmost airports in the world
locatedIn Magallanes Region (historically)
surface form: Magallanes Region

Magallanes Region (historically)
surface form: Magallanes y de la Antártica Chilena Region

Isla Navarino
surface form: Navarino Island

Puerto Williams
Tierra del Fuego region
surface form: Tierra del Fuego archipelago

southern Chile
locatedNear Beagle Channel
locatedOpposite Ushuaia
Ushuaia – Malvinas Argentinas International Airport
surface form: Ushuaia International Airport
namedAfter Luis Alberto Zañartu
regionTypeServed remote town
runwayOrientation 08/26
runwaySurface asphalt
serves Puerto Williams
servesAs public airport
servesPopulation residents of Puerto Williams
scientific personnel in the region
tourists visiting Tierra del Fuego
servesRegion Chilean Antarctic gateway area
Tierra del Fuego region
surface form: southern Tierra del Fuego
usedFor civil aviation
logistical support for remote communities
military support

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Cabo de Hornos commune hasAirport Guardiamarina Zañartu Airport
this entity surface form: Guardiamarina Zañartu Airport (Puerto Williams)
Puerto Williams hasAirport Guardiamarina Zañartu Airport