Mataveri International Airport on Easter Island is the world’s most remote airport, with the closest airport over 2,300 miles away. Only one airline, LAN Airlines, serves the airport, which is used for both military and commercial flights. The island is a popular tourist destination known for its Moai statues.
The most remote airport in the world is Mataveri International Airport, located on Easter Island, also called Rapa Nui by its natives. The closest airport to Mataveri International is Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport in Santiago, Chile, more than 2,300 miles (approximately 3,700 km) away. Only one airline, Chilean LAN Airlines, flies in and out of Mataveri, taking travelers between Easter Island and Peru, Chile or Tahiti.
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Many airports are far away from city centres. For example, Munich West Airport is located 70 miles (112.6 km) from central Munich.
Mataveri International Airport has one runway and is used for both military and commercial flights.
Many tourists visit Easter Island to see the Moai, large human-shaped statues that were carved between the 13th and 16th centuries.
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