Balmaceda Airport | |||||||||||
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Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
Location | Balmaceda, Chile | ||||||||||
Elevation AMSL | 1,722 ft / 525 m | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 45°54′58″S 71°41′22″W / 45.91611°S 71.68944°WCoordinates: 45°54′58″S 71°41′22″W / 45.91611°S 71.68944°W | ||||||||||
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Balmaceda Airport (IATA: BBA, ICAO: SCBA) is an airport in Balmaceda, Chile, serving the Aysén del General Carlos Ibáñez del Campo Region.
On 8 April 1968, Douglas C-49K CC-CBM of LADECO crashed on approach, killing all 36 people on board. The aircraft was operating a domestic scheduled passenger flight from Los Cerrillos Airport, Santiago.