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La Florida Airport (Chile)

Coordinates: 29°54′58″S 71°11′58″W / 29.91611°S 71.19944°W / -29.91611; -71.19944
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La Florida Airport
Summary
Airport typePublic
OperatorGovernment
LocationLa Serena, Coquimbo, Chile
Elevation AMSL481 ft / 147 m
Coordinates29°54′58″S 71°11′58″W / 29.91611°S 71.19944°W / -29.91611; -71.19944
Map
LSC is located in Chile
LSC
LSC
Location of airport in Chile
Map
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.

Airlines and destinations

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AirlinesDestinations
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

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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

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

See also

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References

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  1. ^ La Florida Airport - SkyVector
  2. ^ Airport information for La Florida Airport at Great Circle Mapper.
  3. ^ Liu, Jim. "JetSMART schedules new routes from Dec 2019". Routesonline. Retrieved 7 August 2019.
  4. ^ Museo Aeronáutico de Chile (in Spanish) Archived 2009-05-12 at the Wayback Machine
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