La Florida Airport (Chile)
La Florida Airport 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.
There are distant hills north and south.
The La Serena VOR-DME is located on the field. The La Serena non-directional beacon is located off the approach threshold of Runway 12.Airlines and destinations
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.
