Pelicano Airport , is a desert airport near Estación Chañar, La Higuera, in the Coquimbo Region of Chile.
The airport serves the astronomy community of the Las Campanas Observatory, one of the high elevation observatories in the Atacama Desert.
The runway has an additional of gravel overrun on the south end, which then drops into a canyon.
See also
Transport in Chile List of airports in Chile
References
External links OpenStreetMap - Pelicano SkyVector - Pelicano FallingRain - Pelicano Airport Accident history for Pelicano Airport at Aviation Safety Network