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Robinson Crusoe Airport

Robinson Crusoe Airport

Airport on Isla Robinson Crusoe, Chile

Robinson Crusoe Airport Spanish: Aeródromo Robinson Crusoe, (ICAO: SCIR) is an airport serving Robinson Crusoe Island, a Pacific island 620 kilometres (390 mi) off the coast of Chile. The locale is one of the Juan Fernández Islands, being a portion of Chile's Valparaíso Region, and is 685 kilometres (426 mi) from Valparaíso.

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A non-directional beacon (Ident: IRC) was on the eastern part of the island, 5.5 nautical miles (10.2 km) east-northeast of the airport.[4] The beacon is likely decommissioned as it no longer listed on navigational charts.[5]

Commercially, the airport is mainly served by a handful of air-taxi companies flying from Santiago, largely in the January-February timeframe, and seldom outside the November-March period.[6] Rainy and windy conditions which may impact landings or takeoffs can occur anytime on the calendar.[6]

Because of a lack of interior roads, transfer between the airport and San Juan Bautista, the main town on Robinson Crusoe, requires a 1.5 hour ride by motor launch.[6]

See also

References

  1. [1]
    Airport record for Robinson Crusoe Airport at Landings.com. Retrieved 2013-09-06
  2. [2]
    Google (2013-09-06). "location of Robinson Crusoe Airport" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 2013-09-06.
  3. [3]
    Airport information for at Great Circle Mapper.
  4. [4]
    "IRC @ OurAirports". ourairports.com.
  5. [5]
    Jeppesen Navigational Charts, 2023
  6. [6]
    "Visiting San Juan Bautista on Isla Robinson Crusoe". Moon.com. Retrieved November 28, 2023.


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