DAY 18, LEG 80 - Isla San Felix to Easter Island
This leg is easily the longest of the tour so far at 1570nm and takes us to the first Polynesian destination and signals the real start of the Pacific part of the tour. The extra fuel capacity from the ferry tank will be necessary to make the over-water hop to Easter Island in the south Pacific. The island's airport is served by LAN Airlines using a Boeing 767-300ER which connects Santiago, Easter Island, and Tahiti. Easter Island is one of the remotest inhabited islands in the world. It is on the limit of the B1900D's increased range and as such we will fly at FL270 in order to increase the range as much as possible. Normally the service ceiling of the B1900D is FL250 but since we have no passengers on board we can climb a little higher than that. On shorter legs it is hardly worth climbing above FL250, but where fuel consumption is so critical, FL270 gives a slight advantage on the extra-long legs.
Lined up at Isla San Felix.
Departing SCFX.
Feeling very isolated during the cruise with approximately 90 minutes left until we reach our destination.
Final approach.
Parked at Easter Island's Mataveri International Airport.
SCFX - SCIP stats
Takeoff time: 0937
Landing time: 1338
Flight time: 06:01 (-2 hours time difference)
Fuel used: 2377kgs / 5229lbs
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