Is there an airport on Easter Island?

Mataveri International Airport or Isla de Pascua Airport (IATA: IPC, ICAO: SCIP) is at Hanga Roa on Rapa Nui (Easter Island) (Isla de Pascua in Spanish). The airport is the main point of entry for visitors to Easter Island.

How do you get to Easter Island from Chile?

Only LAN Airlines flies one flight daily to Easter Island from Santiago, Chile. You need to add a 6 hour flight to whatever time it takes you to reach the Chilean capital, Santiago. Most people need to set aside an entire day to reach Santiago and then another to reach Easter Island.

Where do you fly into for Easter Island?

Mataveri International Airport
You fly right over the island and make a turn southeast across the ocean to finally land from the west at Mataveri International Airport, the only airport on Easter Island.

What is the name of the airport on Easter Island?

Mataveri International Airport The IATA code for the airport is IPC. Cleartrip provides information about the different airline brands that operate from Easter Island airport and also a list of top domestic and international routes from Easter Island.

How long is the boat ride to Easter Island?

It is a multipurpose ship that travels to Antarctica, Easter Island and other isolated areas to perform military, logistic and scientific work. The boat usually departs twice a year from Valparaiso to Easter Island with a duration of seven days, as it stops at Robinson Crusoe Island in the Juan Fernández archipelago.

How long is the flight from Chile to Easter Island?

The duration of the flight from Santiago de Chile to Easter Island is about 5 hours and 40 minutes on the way and somewhat less, 4 hours and 45 minutes on the return due to the influence of the wind. There are also a couple of flights a week to / from Papeete Airport (PPT) in Tahiti, which is the main access to the other islands of Polynesia.

Which is the closest airport to Easter Island?

The closest major airport to Easter Island is Mataveri International Airport (IPC / SCIP).

Where is Mataveri International Airport on Easter Island?

Sources: GCM SkyVector Google Maps. Mataveri International Airport or Isla de Pascua Airport (IATA: IPC, ICAO: SCIP) is at Hanga Roa on Rapa Nui (Easter Island) (Isla de Pascua in Spanish).

Is there a direct flight from Peru to Easter Island?

In 2011, LATAM opened a new route with a direct flight from Lima (Peru) to Easter Island but after a few months of operation, it stopped working and for now it has not been reactivated. A pity, because for travelers from Peru and Europe, this route was shorter than flying through Santiago.