La Florida Airport (Chile)
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).
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||||||
| Operator | Government | ||||||||||||||
| Location | La Serena, Coquimbo, Chile | ||||||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 481 ft / 147 m | ||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 29°54′58″S 71°11′58″W | ||||||||||||||
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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
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| JetSmart | Antofagasta, Arica,[5] Calama, Iquique, Santiago de Chile |
| LATAM Chile | Antofagasta, Calama, Santiago de Chile |
| Sky Airline | Antofagasta, Calama, 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.[6]
Accidents and incidents
- On December 9, 1982, Aeronor Flight 304 crashed short of the runway, killing all 46 passengers and crew.
References
- La Florida Airport - SkyVector
- Airport information for La Florida Airport at Great Circle Mapper.
- La Serena VOR
- La Serena NDB
- Liu, Jim. "JetSMART schedules new routes from Dec 2019". Routesonline. Retrieved 7 August 2019.
- Museo Aeronáutico de Chile (in Spanish) Archived 2009-05-12 at the Wayback Machine
External links
- OpenStreetMap - La Florida
- OurAirports - La Florida
- FallingRain - La Florida Airport
- Current weather for La Florida at NOAA/NWS
- Accident history for La Florida Airport at Aviation Safety Network
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