Guardia Marina Zañartu Airport

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]

Guardia Marina Zañartu Airport
IATA: WPU ICAO: SCGZ
Summary
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
Map
WPU Location of the airport in Chile
Runways
Direction Length Surface m ft 08/26 1,440 4,724 Asphalt
Source: GCM[1] Google Maps[2]

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

See also

• Transport in Chile
• List of airports in Chile

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.