La Florida Airport (Chile)
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For the airport with this name in Colombia, see La Florida Airport (Colombia).
| La Florida Airport | |||
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IATA: LSC – ICAO: SCSE
 LSC
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| Summary | |||
| Airport type | Public | ||
| Operator | Government | ||
| Location | La Serena, Chile | ||
| Elevation AMSL | 481 ft / 147 m | ||
| Coordinates | 29°54′58″S 071°11′58″W / 29.91611°S 71.19944°W | ||
| Runways | |||
| Direction | Length | Surface | |
| m | ft | ||
| 11/29 | 1,938 | 6,358 | Asphalt |
| 11R/29L | 1,366 | 4,480 | Grass |
| Source: DAFIF[1][2] | |||
La Florida Airport (IATA: LSC, ICAO: SCSE) is an airport in La Serena, Chile. This is one of two Chilean airports with an east–west runway (the other is Balmaceda); because of the shape of the country, all others run north–south.
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[edit] Airlines and destinations
| Airlines | Destinations |
|---|---|
| LAN Express | Antofagasta, Calama, Copiapó, Santiago de Chile |
| Sky Airline | Antofagasta, Santiago de Chile |
[edit] 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.[3].
On December 9, 1982, Aeronor Flight 304 crashed short of the runway, killing all 46 passengers and crew.
[edit] References
- ^ Airport information for SCSE at World Aero Data. Data current as of October 2006.Source: DAFIF.
- ^ Airport information for LSC at Great Circle Mapper. Source: DAFIF (effective Oct. 2006).
- ^ [1] -Museo Aeronáutico de Chile (Spanish)
[edit] External links
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