La Florida Airport (Chile)

La Florida Airport
Summary
Airport type Public
Operator Government
Location La Serena, Chile
Elevation AMSL 481 ft / 147 m
Coordinates 29°54′58″S 71°11′58″W / 29.91611°S 71.19944°W / -29.91611; -71.19944Coordinates: 29°54′58″S 71°11′58″W / 29.91611°S 71.19944°W / -29.91611; -71.19944
Map
LSC
Location of airport in Chile
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
12/30 1,938 6,358 Asphalt
12R/30L 1,360 4,462 Grass
Source: SkyVector[1] GCM[2]

La Florida Airport (IATA: LSC, ICAO: SCSE) is an airport serving La Serena, a Pacific coastal city in the Coquimbo Region of Chile. This is one of a few major Chilean airports with an east-west runway (others are Balmaceda and Calama).

There are distant hills north and south.

The La Serena VOR-DME (Ident: SER) is located on the field. The La Serena non-directional beacon is located 0.49 nautical miles (0.91 km) off the approach threshold of Runway 12.[3][4]

Airlines and destinations

AirlinesDestinations
JetSmart Antofagasta, Calama, Iquique, Santiago de Chile
LATAM Express Antofagasta, Calama, Santiago de Chile
Sky Airline Antofagasta, Santiago de Chile

History

On January 19, 1951, Captain Roberto Parragué Singer on his plane "Manu-Tara" took off from La Florida Airport and landed on Hanga Roa, Easter Island the next day, achieving the first flight ever to Easter Island.[5]

On December 9, 1982, Aeronor Flight 304 crashed short of the runway, killing all 46 passengers and crew.

See also

References

  1. ↑ La Florida Airport - SkyVector
  2. ↑ Airport information for La Florida Airport at Great Circle Mapper.
  3. ↑ La Serena VOR
  4. ↑ La Serena NDB
  5. ↑ Museo Aeronáutico de Chile (in Spanish) Archived 2009-05-12 at the Wayback Machine.


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