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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]
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Owner | DGAC (Civil Aviation Authority) | ||||||||||
| Operator | DGAC | ||||||||||
| Serves | Puerto Williams, Chile | ||||||||||
| Location | Navarino Island | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 88 ft ft / 27 m m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 54°55′52″S 67°37′35″W | ||||||||||
| Website | https://www.aipchile.gob.cl/designador/SCGZ | ||||||||||
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  WPU Location of the airport in Chile | |||||||||||
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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.
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| Airlines | Destinations |
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| Aerovías DAP | Punta Arenas |
- 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.
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