SCIP
Mataveri Airport
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Name
Mataveri Airport
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ICAO / IATA / GPS
SCIP / IPC / SCIP
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- Restriction
- Region
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Timezone
12:32 am (EAST)
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Municipality
Isla De Pascua
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Coordinates
27° 9′ 53″ N 109° 25′ 19″ E
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Elevation
227 ft (69 m MSL)
About Mataveri Airport
Mataveri International Airport or Isla de Pascua Airport (IATA: IPC, ICAO: SCIP) is at Hanga Roa on Easter Island (Isla de Pascua in Spanish). The most remote airport in the world (defined as distance to another airport), it is 2,336 miles (3,759 km) from Santiago, Chile (SCL) which has scheduled flights to it on the Chilean carrier LATAM Chile. The runway starts just inland from the island's southeast coast at Mataveri, and nearly reaches the west coast, almost separating the mountain of Rano Kau from the rest of the island. The airport is the main point of entry for visitors to Easter Island. It has a transit lounge that was formerly used by passengers continuing to or returning from Papeete, Tahiti, which was serviced by LATAM until June 2020.