La Florida Airport (Chile)
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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°W | ||||||||||||||
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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.
Airlines and destinations
[edit]| Airlines | Destinations |
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| JetSmart Chile | Antofagasta, Arica,[3] Calama, Iquique, Santiago de Chile |
| LATAM Chile | Antofagasta, Calama, Santiago de Chile |
| Sky Airline | Antofagasta, Calama, Iquique, Santiago de Chile |
History
[edit]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.[4]
Accidents and incidents
[edit]- On December 9, 1982, Aeronor Flight 304 crashed short of the runway, killing all 46 passengers and crew.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ La Florida Airport - SkyVector
- ^ Airport information for La Florida Airport at Great Circle Mapper.
- ^ 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
[edit]- 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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