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3,759

km to nearest land

Mataveri International Airport on Easter Island is 3,759 km from the nearest populated landmass, making it the most remote airport with scheduled service.

Explication

Easter Island, known locally as Rapa Nui, sits in the southeastern Pacific Ocean. The closest populated area is Pitcairn Island, over 2,000 km away, which has no airport. The nearest airport with regular flights is in Santiago, Chile, nearly 3,800 km east. LATAM operates the sole scheduled route, and the long runway was extended by NASA as an emergency Space Shuttle landing site.

Source : LATAM Airlines / DGAC Chile

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