La Florida Airport (Chile)
La Florida Airport | |||||||||||||||
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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 / 29.91611°S 71.19944°WCoordinates: 29°54′58″S 71°11′58″W / 29.91611°S 71.19944°W | ||||||||||||||
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LSC Location of airport in Chile | |||||||||||||||
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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[]
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.
See also[]
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
Categories:
- Airports in Chile
- Airports in Coquimbo Region
- La Serena, Chile
- Chilean airport stubs