Easter Island is an island of Chile located in Polynesia , in the middle of the Pacific Ocean .It has an area of 163.6 km � , making it the largest island of the insular Chile
The island is located at the geographical coordinates 27 � 7'10 "S 109 � 21'17 "W , locating approximately the latitude of the Chilean city of Caldera , although the nearest mainland point to the island is located south in Punta Lavapi� , Biob�o Region VIII , to 3526 km away. In addition, 2075 is miles west of the Pitcairn Islands and 4251 km from Papeete , the capital of French Polynesia . A 415 kilometers to the northeast is also Chilean Sala y G�mez Island .
Al suroreste Easter Island are also 3 administrative uninhabited islets forming part of this same territory:
* Motu Nui ( "Big Island" in Rapanui): 3.9 hectares
* Motu Iti ( "small island" in Rapanui): 1.6 hectares
Motu Kao Kao : 0.1 hectares The only airline that arrives on the island is the Chilean LAN . Flights take place daily throughout the week to Santiago -Tahiti - Santiago with stops in Rapa Nui, landing on the runway at Mataveri International Airport .
On 5 January 2011 the Chilean airline LAN began flights between Lima and Easter Island ( Chile ). This route is in charge of its Peruvian subsidiary, LAN Peru , offering four weekly
