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Porto Airport

Francisco Sá Carneiro Airport
Aeroporto Francisco Sá Carneiro
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Summary
Airport type Public
Owner Vinci Airports.
Operator ANA Aeroportos de Portugal
Serves Porto, Portugal
Hub for TAP Portugal
Focus city for
Elevation AMSL 69 m / 226 ft
Coordinates 41°14′08″N 008°40′41″W / 41.23556°N 8.67806°W / 41.23556; -8.67806Coordinates: 41°14′08″N 008°40′41″W / 41.23556°N 8.67806°W / 41.23556; -8.67806
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LPPR is located in Portugal
LPPR
LPPR
Location in Portugal
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
17/35 3,480 11,417 Asphalt
Statistics (2016)
Aircraft Movements 93,468
Passengers 9,378,000
Aircraft Movements 93,468
Passengers 9,378,000

Francisco Sá Carneiro Airport (IATA: OPOICAO: LPPR) or simply Porto Airport is an international airport near Porto (Oporto), Portugal. It is located 11 km (6.8 mi) northwest of the Clérigos Tower in the centre of Porto, in the municipalities of Maia, Matosinhos and Vila do Conde and is run by ANA – Aeroportos de Portugal. The airport is currently the second-busiest in the country, based on aircraft operations; and the second-busiest in passengers, based on Aeroportos de Portugal traffic statistics, after Lisbon Portela Airport and before Faro Airport. The airport is a base for easyJet, Ryanair, TAP Portugal and its subsidiary TAP Express.

The airport is surrounded by the municipalities of Matosinhos (to the south and west) and Vila do Conde (to the north) and Maia (to the east). It covers the parishes of Santa Cruz do Bispo, Perafita and Lavra (in Matosinhos); Aveleda and Vilar do Pinheiro (Vila do Conde); and Vilha Nova da Telha and Moreira (Maia). It includes an area of between 72 metres (236 ft) in the extreme south and 43 metres (141 ft) in the north. The southern portion of the airport intersects the hydrographic watershed of the Leça River, while the north is crossed by effluents of Onda River.


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