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Mataveri International Airport
Isla de Pascua Airport |
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| IATA: IPC – ICAO: SCIP |
| Summary |
| Airport type |
Military/Public |
| Operator |
FACH - Fuerza Aérea de Chile (Chilean Air Force) |
| Location |
Mataveri |
| Elevation AMSL |
69 m / 227 ft |
| Coordinates |
27°09′53″S 109°25′18″W / 27.16472°S 109.42167°W / -27.16472; -109.42167Coordinates: 27°09′53″S 109°25′18″W / 27.16472°S 109.42167°W / -27.16472; -109.42167 |
| Runways |
| Direction |
Length |
Surface |
| ft |
m |
| 10/28 |
10,885 |
3,318 |
Asphalt |
Mataveri International Airport or Isla de Pascua Airport (IATA: IPC, ICAO: SCIP) is located at Hanga Roa on Rapa Nui (Easter Island) (Isla de Pascua in Spanish). The most remote airport in the world, Mataveri International Airport is 3,759 kilometres (2,336 mi) from Santiago, Chile (SCL) which has scheduled flights to it on the Chilean carrier LAN Airlines (formerly LanChile). The runway starts just inland from the island's southeast coast at Mataveri and nearly reaches the northwest coast, almost separating the mountain of Rano Kau from the rest of the island.
The airport is the main point of entry for thousands of tourists who come to Easter Island to see its famous Moai statues. The airport also has a transit lounge used by passengers who are continuing onwards to or returning from Papeete, Tahiti, which is also serviced by LAN Airlines. History
Scheduled services from the Chilean mainland started in 1967 with a monthly DC-6B flight that took 9 hours, using a runway extended and paved for the use of a US base. In 1970, services were upgraded with a faster weekly Boeing 707 service to the mainland. Tahiti services were added in 1971, and the frequency doubled to twice-weekly..
The airport's single runway is 3,318 m (10,885 ft). The airport was once designated as an abort site for the U.S. Space Shuttle when polar orbital flights from Vandenberg, California were planned. The project to lengthen the runway began in 1984 (ended in 1987) and enabled wide-bodied jets to use the airport, which further boosted tourism to the island. LAN currently flies Boeing 767 aircraft to the island on its scheduled services.
Airlines and destinations
| Airlines |
Destinations |
| LAN Airlines |
Lima [begins January 5], Papeete, Santiago de Chile |
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| General Info
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| Country |
Chile
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| ICAO ID |
SCIP
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| Time |
UTC-6(-5DT)
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| Latitude |
-27.164792
27° 09' 53.25" S
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| Longitude |
-109.421831
109° 25' 18.59" W
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| Elevation |
227 feet
69 meters
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| Type |
Joint (Civil and Military)
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| Magnetic Variation |
015° E (01/06)
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| Beacon |
Yes
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| Operating Agency |
MILITARY - CIVIL JOINT USE AIRPORT
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| Near City |
Isla de Pascua
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| Island Group |
EASTER I
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| Operating Hours |
SEE REMARKS FOR OPERATING HOURS OR COMMUNICATIONS FOR POSSIBLE HOURS
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| International Clearance Status |
Airport of Entry
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| Communications
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| PASCUA TWR |
118.1
121.9
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| PASCUA RDO |
127.3
3467
4669
5643
6649
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| PASCUA APP |
127.3
118.1
121.5
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| Runways
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| ID |
Dimensions |
Surface |
PCN |
ILS
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| 10/28 |
10885 x 145 feet
3318 x 44 meters |
ASPHALT |
065FCWT |
YES
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| Navaids
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| Type |
ID |
Name |
Channel |
Freq |
Distance From Field |
Bearing From Navaid
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| VOR-DME |
IPA |
ISLA DE PASCUA |
118X |
117.1 |
At Field |
-
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| NDB |
IPA |
ISLA DE PASCUA |
- |
280 |
At Field |
-
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| Supplies/Equipment
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| Fuel |
Jet A1, without icing nhibitor.
100/130 MIL Spec, low lead, aviation gasoline (BLUE)
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| Remarks
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| CAUTION |
Bird haz. First turning bay thld Rwy 28 unsvc. Ant lctd 4429 ' N rwy cntrline hgt 121' unlgtd.
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| FUEL |
A1 cash only, 48 hr PN. 100LL avbl with 6 month PN. (NC-100LL, A1)
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| LGT |
PAPI Rwy 10 GS 2.5 . PAPI Rwy 28 GS 2.8 .
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| OPR HOURS |
Opr O/R SR-SS.
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