Robinson Crusoe Airport

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. It is part of Chile's Valparaíso Region, and is 685 kilometres (426 mi) from Valparaíso.

Robinson Crusoe Airport
Summary
Airport typePublic
ServesRobinson Crusoe Island, Chile
Elevation AMSL466 ft / 142 m
Coordinates33°40′00″S 78°55′43″W
Map
SCIR is located in Chile
SCIR
SCIR
Location of Robinson Crusoe Airport in Chile
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
14/32 1,005 3,297 Asphalt
16/34 631 2,070 Dirt
Source: Landings.com[1] Google Maps[2] GCM[3]

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]

See also

References

  1. Airport record for Robinson Crusoe Airport at Landings.com. Retrieved 2013-09-06
  2. Google (2013-09-06). "location of Robinson Crusoe Airport" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 2013-09-06.
  3. Airport information for at Great Circle Mapper.
  4. "IRC @ OurAirports". ourairports.com.
  5. Jeppesen Navigational Charts, 2023


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