3. Escondida
Chile
Escondida is located in Chile's Atacama Desert at an elevation of almost 10,000 feet (3,000 meters). It's one of a pair of pits; pan the map up and slightly right to gape into the second hole.
YEAR ESTABLISHED: 1990
DEPTH: 525 meters
WIDTH: 3.9 kilometers
Note on the mines achievement, in some places, with live weather on the mines are covered in snow so switch to a preset. There are flight plans provided which will take you over the mines you don't have to do this but you may not see the mines, up to you
Created by 6-Knots
Date | Departure | Arrival | Pilot | Aircraft | Landing rate | Distance | Flight time | ||
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03MAY24 1058Z | SCPE | SCLE | David Bay 27 | Transall C-160 (C160) | -977 ft/m | 105 nm | 00:30 | View | |
04MAR24 2128Z | SCPE | SCLE | Jingle2607 | Beechcraft Super King Air 350 (B350) | -314 ft/m | 128 nm | 00:32 | View | |
25DEC23 2302Z | SCPE | SCLE | HuskerDoo13 | Cessna Caravan (C208) | -305 ft/m | 118 nm | 00:40 | View | |
27SEP23 0902Z | SCPE | SCLE | VAF121 Marco | Airbus Helicopters-Kawasaki H-145 (EC45) | -12 ft/m | 110 nm | 00:52 | View | |
14MAY23 1136Z | SCPE | SCLE | Nisten420 | Frank Shark | -451 ft/m | 101 nm | 00:24 | View | |
25APR23 0609Z | SCPE | SCLE | MDA009 | Pilatus PC-12 (PC12) | -198 ft/m | 108 nm | 00:26 | View | |
27FEB23 1229Z | SCPE | SCLE | BelBro | Cessna 310 (C310) | -640 ft/m | 121 nm | 00:44 | View | |
26FEB23 0720Z | SCPE | SCLE | Prio | Socata TBM-9X0 (TBM9) | -124 ft/m | 104 nm | 00:25 | View | |
11FEB23 2213Z | SCPE | SCLE | Unknown | Cessna 414 Chancellor (C414) | -1777 ft/m | 140 nm | 00:47 | View | |
11FEB23 0022Z | SCPE | SCLE | NightHawk1867 | Cessna 525C Citation CJ4 (C25C) | -714 ft/m | 119 nm | 00:19 | View | |
09FEB23 1745Z | SCPE | SCLE | Vendeen | Cirrus Vision SF-50 (SF50) | -391 ft/m | 130 nm | 00:36 | View | |
09FEB23 1635Z | SCPE | SCLE | Kingsman9965 | Piper Cherokee Arrow (P28R) | -498 ft/m | 101 nm | 00:44 | View | |
09FEB23 0749Z | SCPE | SCLE | 6 Knots (Ciaran) | Socata TBM-9X0 (TBM9) | -628 ft/m | 104 nm | 00:36 | View | |
09FEB23 0143Z | SCPE | SCLE | Quasar Core | Pilatus PC-12 (PC12) | -153 ft/m | 120 nm | 00:29 | View | |
08FEB23 2208Z | SCPE | SCLE | FierceWolf | Cirrus Vision SF-50 (SF50) | -453 ft/m | 121 nm | 00:35 | View | |
07FEB23 1954Z | SCPE | SCLE | PirateT7 | Beechcraft 58 Baron (BE58) | -455 ft/m | 130 nm | 00:53 | View | |
07FEB23 1751Z | SCPE | SCLE | Ironbird | Cessna 414 Chancellor (C414) | -688 ft/m | 110 nm | 00:30 | View | |
07FEB23 1446Z | SCPE | SCLE | Pappa_Razzi | Quest Kodiak (KODI) | -173 ft/m | 110 nm | 00:43 | View | |
07FEB23 0720Z | SCPE | SCLE | Shaun Dale | Cessna 414 Chancellor (C414) | -416 ft/m | 116 nm | 00:33 | View | |
04FEB23 2201Z | SCPE | SCLE | Restoring 226 | Cessna Citation Mustang (C510) | -877 ft/m | 101 nm | 00:21 | View |