The Country

Geography:

Situated south of Peru and west of Bolivia and Argentina, Chile fills a narrow 4506 kilometers (2880 miles) strip between the Andes and the Pacific. One-third of Chile is covered by the towering ranges of the Andes. At the southern tip of Chile's mainland is Punta Arenas, the southernmost city in the world, and beyond that lies the Strait of Magellan and Tierra del Fuego, an island divided between Chile and Argentina. The southernmost point of South America is Cape Horn, a rock on Horn Island in the Wollaston group, which belongs to Chile. Chile also claims sovereignty over 1,250.000 square kilometres (482,628 square miles) of Antarctic territory; the Juan Fernández Islands and Easter Island. It is located between 60° to 75° western geographic longitude and 17° to 56° southern geographic latitude and has an area of 756,950 square kilometres (292,260 square miles). The latitude and longitude of the capital, Santiago, are about 70°40' W and 33°27' S.

National History:
 

Summary Narrative History

Timeline - Key Dates in Chile History

Further National Information:
Yahoo Chile Page

Columbus World Travel Guide - South America - Chile

Library of Congress / Area Handbook Series / Chile

Governments on the WWW: Chile

Civil Aircraft Registrations:
The registration prefix 'CC-' is used from 1929 to present; eg:CC-AAA to CC-ZZZ.

Military Air Arms:
Air Force (Fuerza Aérea de Chile)

Naval Aviation (Servicio de Aviación de la Armada de Chile)

Army Aviation (Comando de Aviación del Ejército de Chile)

Central Government Agencies:
Police Aviation (Prefectura Aeropolicial de Carabineros de Chile)

Police Aviation (Policía de Investigaciones de Chile)

Public Service Aviation:
To be added.

Commercial Aviation:
Linea Aerea Nacional-Chile (LAN Chile)

LAN Chile Cargo

Sky Service SA dba

Transporte Aereo SA

Aircraft Manufacturers:
ENAER (Empresa Nacional de Aeronáutica de Chile)

Airports, Airfields and Air Bases:
Civil Airports and Airfields-

Civil Airports and Airfields Listing
 

Military Air Bases and Airfields-
Military Air Bases Listing

Aviation Museum:
Museo Nacional Aeronáutico y del Espacio, Camino a Melipilla Nº 5.000, Los Cerrillos - Santiago de Chile

Aviation-Related Magazines:
None at present.

Aviation Bibliography:

Central American and Caribbean Air Forces (Daniel Hagedorn)