Évora Airport (ICAO: LPEV) is a municipal airport that serves Évora, Portugal. Among the services available, are a Flight Information Service (FIS), a non-directional beacon (NDB) and sunrise to sunset operation. The airport, located 3.5 km (2.2 mi) south souteast of Évora,[1] has two runways, the main runway being 01/19. The second runway, 08/26, is a short grass strip that is rarely used.
A flying school (Aeronautical Academy of Europe) owned by CAE, which is closely related to the Dutch Nationale Luchtvaart School (National Aviation School), is based at the airport and is responsible for most aircraft movements. A campus of the Sabena Flight Academy is also located on the airport. It is also a popular site for parachuting, especially during weekends. There's also glider activity at the airport. Évora Airport is also host to an airshow which is held every other year.
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