The world’s most isolated airport is on a remote island almost 8,500 miles away from the UK.
Mataveri International Airport is on Hanga Roa, Easter Island, which is 8,467 miles from Britain.
It is said to be the most remote airport as it lies more than 2,174 miles (3,500km) from the nearest continent, according to Plane Historia.
The closest airport to Mataveri is 1,615 miles away on the Gambier Islands. The flights hub is mainly used by tourists visiting Easter Island’s famous Moai statues.
It expanded when the US modernised the airport during the Cold War and to accommodate space shuttles.
Mataveri International is located at the base of a dormant volcano and receives over 100,000 tourists per year, according to Imagina Rapa Nui.
There are two direct connections from Easter Island’s airport. The first is to Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport in Chile and Faa’a International Airport of Papeete in Tahiti.
Imagina Rapa Nui reports that the only airline operating at Mataveri International is LATAM Airlines, with up to three flights a day to Chile in high season.
Flights from Chile can take five and a half hours and five hours from Tahiti.
Travellers passing through the hub are said to often be welcomed by their accommodation hosts with garlands of flowers.
Getting lost at the airport is pretty impossible, according to Imagina Rapa Nui, which used to have a cash machine but no longer after an attempted robbery.
Easter Island itself is part of Chile, which travellers from certain countries don’t need a visa to enter.
Services for tourists are active all year round, with high season peaking in the first two weeks of February during the Tapati Rapa Nui festival.
Tips for travel include joining a guided tour during your stay, bringing clothes for all weathers and exploring the island on foot.
Besides flying, some opt to sail to Easter Island, though Easter Island Travel recommends only doing so if you have experience as it is open water and there are no “overly protecting bays”.
The ocean floor around the island is also said to be “rocky and treacherous”, with accidents happening “many times”.