Guardia Marina Zañartu Airport

Airport in Navarino Island

WPU

Location of the airport in Chile

Runways

Direction	Length		Surface
Direction	m	ft	Surface
08/26	1,440	4,724	Asphalt

Source: GCM^[1] Google Maps^[2]

Guardia Marina Zañartu Airport (Spanish: Aeropuerto Guardia Marina Zañartu) (IATA: WPU, ICAO: SCGZ) is an airport serving the town of Puerto Williams on the north shore of Navarino Island in the Magallanes Region of Chile. The island is at the southern tip of Chile, and is across a narrow strait from Argentina called Beagle Channel. It is the world's southernmost airport with regular scheduled flights.^[3]

The airport is maintained by the General Directorate of Civil Aviation of Chile (DGAC Chile). The runway is on a small peninsula running parallel to the island's shore, and approaches to either end are partially over the water. There is mountainous terrain to the north and to the south.

Navigation is supported by a VOR-DME on the field.^[4]

Airlines and destinations

Airlines	Destinations
Aerovías DAP	Punta Arenas

Accidents

On February 21, 1991, LAN Chile Flight 1069 suffered a runway overrun when landing due to pilot error, leading to the death of 20 people.

References

^ Airport information for Guardiamarina Zañartu Airport at Great Circle Mapper.
^ "Google Maps". Google Maps.
^ Miquel Ros. "The world's most extreme airports". CNN.
^ "PWL @ OurAirports". ourairports.com.

External links

Guardia Marina Zañartu Airport at DGAC Flying Information Service Web Page
Guardiamarina Zañartu Airport at OpenStreetMap
Aeronautical chart and airport information for Guardiamarina Zañartu Airport at SkyVector
Accident history for Guardiamarina Zañartu Airport at Aviation Safety Network
Current weather for Guardiamarina Zañartu Airport at NOAA/NWS
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