Tag: Mount Pleasant airport

• Wednesday, May 21st 2025 - 14:05 UTC

  Falklands’ airport at MPC readies for the winter months

  

  In preparation for the Falkland Islands’ winter, the Joint Force Logistics Unit (JFLU) from the British Forces South Atlantic Islands stationed at MPC has been rehearsing their Snow and Ice plans to maintain operational output through the colder months.

• Monday, May 12th 2025 - 23:39 UTC

  Falklands, 40th anniversary of Mount Pleasant Complex and its air, sea and land military facilities

  

  Mount Pleasant Complex is marking its 40th year as an Royal Air Force fighter and transport presence in the Falkland Islands. Some fitty three kilometers southwest of the capital, Stanley, MPC was officially opened on 12 May 1985 by Prince Andrew, and became fully operational the following year, May 1986, making it the newest permanent air base for the RAF.

• Monday, February 24th 2025 - 08:25 UTC

  Falklands: Mount Pleasant Airport runway repairs completed ahead of schedule

  

  A £20 million project to resurface part of the airfield at Falklands Islands Mount Pleasant Complex has been completed ahead of schedule. Mount Pleasant Complex is the RAF’s airfield in the Falkland Islands and is an important overseas base for the Ministry of Defense (MOD) which is run by UK Strategic Command. It is a vital air link between the Falkland Islands and the UK

• Monday, October 21st 2024 - 08:33 UTC

  Falklands MPA, German Lufthansa Airbus scheduled to arrive March 2025

  

  A German airline Lufthansa aircraft is scheduled to land at Mount Pleasant Airport, Falkland Islands, next March, according to the air business site AeroRoutes. When this happens, it will be the second time a Lufthansa aircraft has landed at MPA.

• Wednesday, September 4th 2024 - 09:53 UTC

  Falklands/Brize Norton airbridge flights fully booked; recommendations for challenging September

  

  The Falkland Islands Government with the UK Ministry of Defense is working on bookings and waiting lists for the airbridge, during the month of September and announced the following release, ”Our community will be aware of the current strain on Airbridge flights where all flights are fully booked, and nearly every flight waitlisted. The cancelled and returned flights in late August has added additional pressure on the availability of Airbridge seats.

• Monday, August 19th 2024 - 10:46 UTC

  Sunshine at Mount Pleasant Airport in July way above average

  

  July of 2024 saw the Mount Pleasant Airfield record a total of 90.3 hours of sunshine against an average of 70.1 hours, Falklands Radio reported citing Met Office data. The broadcaster also mentioned that lying snow was present for 18 days, partially due to the heavy snowfall at the end of June, despite temperatures being around average.

• Wednesday, March 8th 2023 - 12:45 UTC

  Argentina's cancellation of Córdoba-Mt. Pleasant route made official

  

  The Argentine Government's decision to strike the authorization once granted to LATAM Brasil to serve Mount Pleasant in the Malvinas/Falkland Islands from Córdoba has been made official since it was published Tuesday in the Official Gazette.

• Monday, July 4th 2022 - 08:36 UTC

  LATAM air link to Falklands from Chile normalized after 30 months

  

  The commercial air link between Punta Arenas, southern Chile, and the Falkland Islands resumed last Saturday after an absence of more than two years because of the Covid 19 pandemic.

• Wednesday, June 8th 2022 - 09:20 UTC

  Commercial air link Falklands/Chile scheduled to resume 2nd July. Ticket booking begins

  

  Following the announcement made on 7 April 2022, the air link between the Falkland Islands and Chile will resume on Saturday 2 July 2022. LATAM flight schedules will be reinstated with flights stopping in Punta Arenas and Santiago, and once a month stopping in Rio Gallegos.

• Wednesday, March 9th 2022 - 10:10 UTC

  Compassionate charter flight for the Falklands' Chilean community on March 19

  

  Next March 19, a 'compassionate' charter flight with a capacity for 168 passengers, will be flying to Chile from the Falkland Islands, returning Saturday, April 9, 2022. The flight will only stop in both Punta Arenas and Santiago on the outbound and return journeys.