Where is LSC airport?

LSC is a medium-sized airport in La Serena-Coquimbo, Coquimbo Region, Chile, at -29.9162, -71.1995, 147 m above sea level. It serves La Serena.

What time zone is LSC in?

LSC is in the America/Santiago time zone, UTC−3 / UTC−4 (winter / summer).

How many passengers use LSC?

1,570,321 passengers in Sep 2025 – Aug 2026, according to JAC, Chile's civil aviation board (scheduled airlines).

La Florida Airport opened in 1947.

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Medium-sized airport in La Serena, Chile.

IATA code: LSC
ICAO code: SCSE
Size: medium; OurAirports class
Passengers: 1,570,321; Sep 2025 – Aug 2026 · −9.9% on the year before
Nonstop routes: 11; With open traffic data
Time zone: UTC−3 / UTC−4; America/Santiago
Elevation: 147 m; 482 ft
Runways: 1; Longest 1,938 m

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About LSC

La Florida Airport is a medium-sized airport serving La Serena, Chile. It opened in 1947. 1,570,321 passengers used it in Sep 2025 – Aug 2026. Open traffic data shows 11 nonstop routes from LSC.

Wikidata (CC0) · JAC Chile (CC0). Sources

Busiest nonstop routes from LSC

Route	To	Distance	Passengers / year
LSC → SCL	Santiago, Chile	388 km	811,045
LSC → CJC	Calama, Chile	853 km	308,281
LSC → ANF	Antofagasta, Chile	721 km	265,552
LSC → IQQ	Iquique, Chile	1,044 km	91,586
LSC → CCP	Talcahuano, Chile	780 km	47,425
LSC → ARI	Arica, Chile	1,284 km	44,479
LSC → FLN	Florianópolis, Brazil	2,221 km	752
LSC → ESR	El Salvador, Chile	424 km	381
LSC → CPO	Copiapó, Chile	297 km	318
LSC → BRC	Bariloche, Argentina	1,247 km	293
LSC → LIM	Lima, Peru	2,074 km	209

Passengers on the route, both directions, over the period of each source: US DOT / BTS T-100 (Aug 2025 – Jul 2026) for routes touching the US, Eurostat (2024) for routes reported by European airports, JAC (Sep 2025 – Aug 2026) for routes in and out of Chile. Routes outside these are not counted.

Nearest airports

Code	Airport	Serves	Distance
CPO	Desierto de Atacama Airport	Copiapó, Chile	298 km
UAQ	Domingo Faustino Sarmiento Airport	San Juan, Argentina	323 km
SCL	Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport	Santiago, Chile	389 km
MDZ	Governor Francisco Gabrielli International Airport	Mendoza, Argentina	397 km
ESR	Ricardo García Posada Airport	El Salvador, Chile	425 km

Distance from LSC to the major hubs

Route	To	Distance	Passengers / year
LSC → LHR	London, United Kingdom	11,348 km	—
LSC → DXB	Dubai, United Arab Emirates	14,774 km	—
LSC → CDG	Paris, France	11,384 km	—
LSC → FRA	Frankfurt, Germany	11,819 km	—
LSC → IST	Istanbul, Turkey	12,911 km	—
LSC → AMS	Amsterdam, Netherlands	11,704 km	—
LSC → JFK	New York, United States	7,816 km	—
LSC → ATL	Atlanta, United States	7,171 km	—
LSC → LAX	Los Angeles, United States	8,637 km	—
LSC → SIN	Singapore, Singapore	16,802 km	—
LSC → HND	Tokyo, Japan	17,068 km	—
LSC → DOH	Doha, Qatar	14,416 km	—

Runways

Runway	Length	Width	Surface	Lights
12/30	1,938 m	45 m	Asphalt	Yes

OurAirports (public domain). Sources

Location

La Serena-Coquimbo, Coquimbo Region, Chile · -29.9162, -71.1995

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Questions

La Florida Airport has the IATA code LSC and the ICAO code SCSE. Airlines and tickets use the three-letter IATA code; pilots and air traffic control use the four-letter ICAO code.

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