Airports / Chile / WCH
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
75 nm
To the nearest alternate
Esquel Brigadier Antonio Parodi International Airport (EQS).
Overview
Located in Chaitén, Chile, Nuevo Chaitén Airport (SCTN / WCH) operates as a mid-sized airport. The airport sits 95 feet above sea level. With no scheduled airline service, it caters to private, charter, and general aviation traffic.
No charter operator is headquartered on the field, but operators routinely position aircraft into WCH for departures. When weather or ramp space demands it, nearby options are Esquel Brigadier Antonio Parodi International Airport (EQS, 75 nm), El Bolsón Airfield (EHL, 77 nm), and El Tepual International Airport (PMC, 81 nm).
Charter pricing from WCH depends on aircraft category, positioning distance, and trip timing. Compare rated operators or run a route through the cost estimator to gauge pricing from Chaitén.
Field capability
ICAO
SCTN
IATA
WCH
FAA / Local
SCTN
Elevation
95 ft
Coordinates
42.7819° S · 72.8350° W
Airspace
G · GolfClass G — GolfUncontrolled field — no tower. Pilots self-announce and sequence themselves on the common traffic advisory frequency.Source: FAA NASR class airspace
Size
Medium
Scheduled svc
No
Elevation vs Chile fields
state range 26–7,543 ft
At 95 ft, WCH sits lower than 88% of the 33 Chile fields on the register.
Access & alternates
Closest alternate fields by great-circle distance — every listing links to its own field brief.
- 75nmEQSEsquel Brigadier Antonio Parodi International AirportEsquel
- 77nmEHLEl Bolsón AirfieldEl Bolsón
- 81nmPMCEl Tepual International AirportPuerto Montt
- 123nmBRCTeniente Luis Candelaria International AirportSan Carlos de Bariloche
- 131nmZOSCañal Bajo Carlos Hott Siebert AirportOsorno
- 172nmGXQTeniente Vidal AirportCoyhaique
Location
Open the full mapSCTN · Nuevo Chaitén Airport · Chaitén, Chile