Robinson Crusoe Airport
Airport on Isla Robinson Crusoe, Chile
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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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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||||||
| Serves | Robinson Crusoe Island, Chile | ||||||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 466 ft / 142 m | ||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 33°40′00″S 78°55′43″W | ||||||||||||||
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  SCIR Location of Robinson Crusoe Airport in Chile | |||||||||||||||
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| 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]
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, required a 1.5 hour ride by motor launch.[6]
