Airports / Chile / LSC
La Florida Airport
SCSE / LSCLa Serena-Coquimbo, ChileELEV 481 FT
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
83 nm
To the nearest alternate
Vallenar Airport (VLR).
Overview
La Florida Airport (SCSE / LSC) is a mid-sized airport serving La Serena-Coquimbo, Chile. Field elevation is 481 feet above sea level. Scheduled carriers operate here, and the field also sees regular private and charter activity.
While no charter operators list LSC as their home base, the field is reachable for repositioned charter aircraft from nearby bases. The closest alternate fields are Vallenar Airport (VLR, 83 nm), Desierto de Atacama Airport (CPO, 161 nm), and Domingo Faustino Sarmiento Airport (UAQ, 175 nm).
Trip costs from LSC are driven by the aircraft category flown and how far it must reposition. You may also see the field referenced as COW. Browse operators flying from the area or estimate a trip cost from LSC to plan your flight.
Field capability
ICAO
SCSE
IATA
LSC
FAA / Local
SCSE
Elevation
481 ft
Coordinates
29.9162° S · 71.1995° W
Airspace
G · GolfClass G — GolfUncontrolled field — no tower. Pilots self-announce and sequence themselves on the common traffic advisory frequency.Source: FAA NASR class airspace
Size
Medium
Scheduled svc
Yes
Elevation vs Chile fields
state range 26–7,543 ft
At 481 ft, LSC sits higher than 55% of the 33 Chile fields on the register.
Access & alternates
Closest alternate fields by great-circle distance — every listing links to its own field brief.
- 83nmVLRVallenar AirportVallenar
- 161nmCPODesierto de Atacama AirportCopiapo
- 175nmUAQDomingo Faustino Sarmiento AirportSan Juan
- 183nmKNAViña del Mar AirportViña del Mar
- 210nmSCLComodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International AirportSantiago
- 214nmMDZGovernor Francisco Gabrielli International AirportMendoza
Location
Open the full mapSCSE · La Florida Airport · La Serena-Coquimbo, Chile