La Florida Airport is an airport in La Serena, Chile. This is the only Chilean airport with an east–west runway; because of the shape of the country, all others run north–south.

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

Hanga Roa

Hanga Roa is the main town, harbour and capital of the Chilean province of Easter Island. It is located in the southern part of the island's west coast, in the lowlands between the extinct volcanoes of Terevaka and Rano Kau....

, Easter Island

Easter Island

Easter Island is a Polynesian island in the southeastern Pacific Ocean, at the southeasternmost point of the Polynesian triangle. A special territory of Chile that was annexed in 1888, Easter Island is famous for its 887 extant monumental statues, called moai, created by the early Rapanui people...

 the next day, achieving the first flight ever to Easter Island..

On December 9, 1982, Aeronor Flight 304

Aeronor Flight 304

Aeronor Flight 304 was an aircraft flight that crashed on December 9, 1982 near La Florida Airport, in the Chilean city of La Serena. On that occasion, 46 people died...

crashed short of the runway, killing all 46 passengers and crew.