SCIR
Robinson Crusoe Airport
MVFR
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Name
Robinson Crusoe Airport
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ICAO / GPS
SCIR / SCIR
- Type
- Restriction
- Region
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Timezone
8:53 pm (CLT)
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Municipality
Isla Robinson Crusoe
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Coordinates
33° 39′ 54″ N 78° 55′ 46″ E
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Elevation
433 ft (132 m MSL)
About 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. 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.
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. The beacon is likely decommissioned as it no longer listed on navigational charts.
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. Rainy and windy conditions which may impact landings or takeoffs can occur anytime on the calendar.
Because of a lack of interior roads, transfer between the airport and San Juan Bautista, the main town on Robinson Crusoe, required a 1.5 hour ride by motor launch.