AirportsLa Florida Airport is a medium-sized airport serving La Serena-Coquimbo, in Coquimbo Region, Chile. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is LSC.
Key facts
- IATA code
- LSC
- ICAO code
- SCSE
- City
- La Serena-Coquimbo
- State or region
- Coquimbo Region
- Country
- Chile
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 29.9162° S, 71.1995° W
- Elevation
- 147 m (481 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 1,938 m (6,358 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, LSC means La Florida Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: SCSE. ICAO codes that begin with S belong to South America. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 29.9162° S, 71.1995° W. It stands 147 metres (481 feet) above sea level.
Local time
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Time zone America/Santiago, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
La Florida Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 1,938 metres (6,358 feet). That suits narrow-body jets and regional aircraft. Among the 19 airports of Chile on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 17.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/30 | 1,938 m 6,358 ft | 45 m | Asphalt | Yes |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Desierto de Atacama AirportCopiapo | CPO | 298 km |
| Domingo Faustino Sarmiento AirportSan Juan, Argentina | UAQ | 323 km |
| Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International AirportSantiago | SCL | 389 km |
| Governor Francisco Gabrielli International AirportMendoza, Argentina | MDZ | 397 km |
| Ricardo García Posada AirportEl Salvador | ESR | 425 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 16,945 km | 20 h 55 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 16,204 km | 20 h 00 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 14,770 km | 18 h 20 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 11,369 km | 14 h 10 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 7,850 km | 9 h 55 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 8,660 km | 10 h 55 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 16,798 km | 20 h 45 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 17,063 km | 21 h 05 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 11,635 km | 14 h 30 min |
Distances are the shortest path over the globe, worked out from the coordinates. Flying times are rough estimates for a direct jet flight. They do not mean that a direct flight exists. Work out the distance to any airport.
Links
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