Sandra Scabini Airport (Spanish: Aeropuerto de Sandra Scabini), (ICAO: SCNS) was an airstrip 115 kilometres (71 mi) northeast of Punta Arenas, the capital of the Magallanes Region of Chile.

Sandra Scabini Airport
Summary
Airport typePublic
ServesPunta Arenas, Chile
Elevation AMSL236 ft / 72 m
Coordinates52°23′38″S 69°45′25″W / 52.39389°S 69.75694°W / -52.39389; -69.75694 (Sandra Scabini Airport (Punta Arenas))
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SCNS is located in Chile
SCNS
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Location of Sandra Scabini Airport in Chile
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
Closed
Source: Google Maps[1]

In 2009, oil and gas was discovered around the Strait of Magellan, and the airstrip was near the center of the fields.[2][3] Google Earth Historical Imagery (9/2004) shows a well marked 510 metres (1,670 ft) dirt runway. The (3/2013) image and current imagery have the runway in use as a storage area for oil and gas drilling equipment.

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  1. ^ Google (2017-09-18). "location of Sandra Scabini Airport" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 2017-09-18.
  2. ^ "Geopark-confirms-new-Fell-block-oil-discovery". Energy-pedia.com. Retrieved September 18, 2017.
  3. ^ "Chilean_oil_finds_a_boost_to_economy". Energy-daily.com. Retrieved September 18, 2017.

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