Eulogio Sánchez Airport
Eulogio Sánchez Airport (Spanish: Aeródromo Eulogio Sánchez) (ICAO: SCTB), also known as Tobalaba Airport, is an airport in La Reina, an eastern suburb of Santiago, Chile. It is two-thirds owned by the Club Aéreo de Santiago and one-third owned by the Club Aéreo de Carabineros de Chile. Also, it holds the headquarters of Airbus Helicopters Chile S.A.
Eulogio Sánchez Airport Tobalaba Airport | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Owner/Operator | Club Aéreo de Santiago, Club Aéreo de Carabineros de Chile | ||||||||||
| Serves | Santiago, Chile | ||||||||||
| Location | La Reina | ||||||||||
| Built | 1954 | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 2,129 ft / 649 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 33°27′23″S 70°32′48″W | ||||||||||
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SCTB Location of the airport in Chile | |||||||||||
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Sources: GCM Google Maps Aerodromo.cl | |||||||||||
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.