The Teniente Rodolfo Marsh Martin Airport is on King George Island, part of Chile's

Antártica Antártica is a Chilean commune in Antártica Chilena Province, Magallanes y la Antártica Chilena Region, which covers all the Chilean Antarctic Territory (the territory in Antarctica claimed by Chile). It ranges from 53°W to 90°W and from t ...

commune in

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, and is the northernmost airport in the continent. The airport serves the nearby village of

Villa Las Estrellas Villa Las Estrellas (; Spanish language, Spanish for ''The Stars Village'' or ''Hamlet of the Stars'') is a permanently inhabited outpost on King George Island (South Shetland Islands), King George Island within the Chilean Antarctica, Antar ...

and the

Base Presidente Eduardo Frei Montalva Base Presidente Eduardo Frei Montalva is the most important Antarctic base of Chile. It is located at Fildes Peninsula, an ice-free area, in front of Fildes Bay, at the west end of King George Island, South Shetland Islands. Situated alongside t ...

. The airport has five small buildings (hangar, control tower) and a small apron area for parking aircraft. The Isla Rey Jorge

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(Ident: IRJ) is located off the approach threshold of Runway 30. The Isla Rey Jorge

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(Ident: IRJ) is located on the field. The airport uses the GMT -4:00 time zone. There is no regular scheduled public service to the airport, although

Aerovías DAP DAP is a Chilean airline that operates charter and scheduled flights, with its base in Punta Arenas, Chile. The DAP group is a consortium formed by Aerovías DAP, AeroRescate, Antarctic Airways, DAP Antarctica, DAP Helicópteros and Mineral Airwa ...

has some charter flights from

. The airport is named in memory of Lieutenant Rodolfo Marsh, who in the 1930s helped pioneer air routes to the Magallanes Region of Chile, mainly using Sikorsky S43 flying boats. He was killed when his plane, the S43 "Chiloé", crashed on 2 June 1937 flying from Puerto Montt to Punta Arenas. The crash occurred during bad weather killing all four crew and five passengers.

Accidents and incidents

* 25 February 1992 – Ejército de Chile (Chile) CASA 235M-100 with 11 on board crashed at the airport. No deaths or injuries were reported. The aircraft was written off.

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* * Airports in Antarctica Airports in Magallanes Region Chilean Antarctic Territory {{KingGeorgeIslandAQ-geo-stub

Accidents and incidents

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