Punta Abreojos Airstrip
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Punta Abreojos Airfield is integrated by a pair of dirt airstrips located in Punta Abreojos
, Municipality of Mulegé
, Baja California Sur
, Mexico
, a fishing town located on the Pacific Ocean
coast. The airstrip is used solely for general aviation
purposes, specially for medical and touristic (fishing and surfing) activities.
Punta Abreojos
' is a fishing town in Baja California Sur, Mexico.It is located at the entrance to , a Biosphere Reserve which is frequently visited by pods of grey whales. An isolated hill, high, rises a few miles behind the town, and is a conspicuous landmark for sailors...
, Municipality of Mulegé
Mulegé (municipality)
Mulegé is the northernmost municipality of the Mexican state of Baja California Sur. It is the second-largest municipality by area in the country, with an area of 32,092.2 km² . In the census of 2010 it had a population of 59,114 inhabitants...
, Baja California Sur
Baja California Sur
Baja California Sur , is one of the 31 states which, with the Federal District, comprise the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico. Before becoming a state on October 8, 1974, the area was known as the South Territory of Baja California. It has an area of , or 3.57% of the land mass of Mexico and comprises...
, Mexico
Mexico
The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...
, a fishing town located on the Pacific Ocean
Pacific Ocean
The Pacific Ocean is the largest of the Earth's oceanic divisions. It extends from the Arctic in the north to the Southern Ocean in the south, bounded by Asia and Australia in the west, and the Americas in the east.At 165.2 million square kilometres in area, this largest division of the World...
coast. The airstrip is used solely for general aviation
General aviation
General aviation is one of the two categories of civil aviation. It refers to all flights other than military and scheduled airline and regular cargo flights, both private and commercial. General aviation flights range from gliders and powered parachutes to large, non-scheduled cargo jet flights...
purposes, specially for medical and touristic (fishing and surfing) activities.