Airport type Public Location La Serena, Chile 12/30 1,938 Code LSC Phone +56 51 227 0353 | Operator Government Elevation AMSL 481 ft / 147 m 1,938 6,358 Elevation 147 m | |
Address Aeropuerto La Florida - Coquimbo, La Serena, Chile Similar Europcar, Oficina Latam Airlines, Consorcio, Hostal Balmaceda, Servicio Nacional de Turismo | ||
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.
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.
On December 9, 1982, Aeronor Flight 304 crashed short of the runway, killing all 46 passengers and crew.
References
La Florida Airport (Chile) Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA