Tag: Mount Pleasant airport

Friday, August 22nd 2025 - 09:01 UTC
Falklands confirm temporary change of Argentine stopover for LATAM flights

The Falkland Islands Government (FIG) has announced that Ushuaia Airport will temporarily replace Rio Gallegos as the Argentine stopover for the weekly LATAM flight between Chile and the Falklands, due to runway repairs in Rio Gallegos from 1 September to 23 December 2025.
Thursday, August 21st 2025 - 09:19 UTC
Falklands, BFSAI and MPA capabilities in the challenging winter conditions

Whilst personnel in the UK are enduring yet another heatwave in 2025, Royal Air Force Service Personnel on the other side of the world are experiencing quite the opposite!
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.