Lisbon Portela Airport
| Lisbon Portela Airport Lisbon Airport Aeroporto de Lisboa Aeroporto da Portela |
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| IATA: LIS – ICAO: LPPT | |||
| Summary | |||
| Airport type | Public | ||
| Owner | Government of Portugal. | ||
| Operator | ANA – Aeroportos de Portugal, SA | ||
| Serves | Lisbon | ||
| Location | Portela de Sacavém | ||
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| Elevation AMSL | 114 m / 374 ft | ||
| Coordinates | 38°46′27″N 009°08′03″W / 38.77417°N 9.13417°WCoordinates: 38°46′27″N 009°08′03″W / 38.77417°N 9.13417°W | ||
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| Direction | Length | Surface | |
| m | ft | ||
| 03/21 | 3,805 | 12,484 | Asphalt |
| 17/35 | 2,304 | 7,559 | Asphalt |
| Statistics (2011) | |||
| Aircraft Movements | 143,331 | ||
| Passengers | 14,805,624 | ||
| Source: Portuguese AIP at EUROCONTROL[2] | |||
Lisbon Portela Airport, also known as Lisbon Airport (IATA: LIS, ICAO: LPPT), is an international airport located 7 km (4.3 mi) north[2] of Castle of São Jorge in the city of Lisbon, the capital of Portugal. In Portuguese, it is called Aeroporto de Lisboa, Aeroporto da Portela, or Aeroporto da Portela de Sacavém. It takes its name from the neighbouring parish (freguesia) of Portela, also known as Portela de Sacavém.
The airport is the main international gateway to Portugal and a major European hub. It is one of the largest airports in Southern Europe. The airport has two main runways, capable of accommodating large-size aircraft such as the Boeing 747. During World War II, as the neutral airport was open to both German and British airlines, it was a hub for smuggling people into, out of and all around Europe, as widely referenced in the classic Casablanca movie, whose plot revolved around an escape attempt to Lisbon airport. As such, it was heavily monitored by both Axis and Allied spies. In 2010, the airport handled 14,035,273 passengers and 93,871 tonnes of cargo.[3] The airport is the main base-hub of TAP Portugal, and also for Easyjet (begins April 2012),[1] SATA International, Luzair, euroAtlantic Airways, Hifly, Portugália and White Airways. The airport is run by State-owned company ANA Aeroportos de Portugal.
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[edit] History
The airport was opened on October 15, 1942 during the Second World War, although Portugal was neutral the airport was used by allied flights enroute to Gibraltar, North Africa and Cairo.[4] At the end of the war the airport developed quickly and by 1946 was used by major airlines like Air France, British European Airways, Iberia, KLM, Sabena, Pan Am and Trans World Airlines and by 1954 the number of passengers had reached 100,000.[4] A major upgrade was started in 1959 and completed in 1962 this included a new runway capable of taking the first generation jets, Boeing 707 and Douglas DC-8.[4] The first jet aircraft movement was an Air France Caravelle in 1960.[4] In 1962 Runway 03/21 came into use, it was 3130m (10,270 ft) and would allow direct transatlantic flights.[4] The first direct flight to New York was operated by a TWA Boeing 707 who also operated the first Boeing 747 service in 1970.[4] When TAP ordered the 747, five large parking bays were built in 1972 and the terminal was enlarged.[4] A major upgrade to the buildings and facilities was started in 1983 and the first air bridges were added in 1991.[4]
[edit] Replacement
The airport is now completely surrounded by urban development, being one of the few airports in Europe located inside a major city. This led to a national debate on whether to keep the present location or to build a new airport, the last option was chosen. Initially, Ota, a village 50 km (31 mi) north of Lisbon, was chosen as one of the sites for the new airport. In 2007 an independent study coordinated by the Portuguese Industry Confederation (CIP) suggested Alcochete as an alternative location (see Alcochete Airport). In Alcochete a military training facility currently occupies the site, but the military agreed to abandon the location provided they could transfer their facility to a different area. A second government-contracted study led by the National Laboratory of Civil Engineering (LNEC)[5] concluded in late 2007 that Alcochete was the best location.
The selection of Alcochete was announced on 10 January 2008, more than 35 years after the first capacity increase studies were initiated. Portuguese prime minister José Sócrates announced that Alcochete was the preliminary choice, to be finalised after public consultation.[6][7] The location of Alcochete as the construction site of the future Lisbon Airport was confirmed by the Portuguese Government on 8 May 2008.[8]
[edit] Interim solution
In November 2006, the company operating the airport, ANA Aeroportos de Portugal, announced an expansion plan for some airport structures, in order to respond to current passenger traffic growth trends and full capacity use of the airport, until the new airport is finished in 2017.
This plan involves the construction of Terminal 2 (concluded and operational since August 2007) and expansion of the current main terminal, with new boarding gates, new airbridges and new parking positions and a more efficient use of currently existing structures and a new underground (metro) station. The plan should be completed in 2010.
Currently, Terminal 2 is used for scheduled domestic flights (including Madeira and Azores), while the main building (now referred to as Terminal 1) handles all international flights – scheduled and chartered. In October 2010, the European low cost airline EasyJet officially announced that it will open a new hub at Lisbon airport, exclusively using Terminal 2. This means that Terminal 2 will be used a low-cost airline terminal.
[edit] 2007–2010 improvement and expansion plan
Between 2007 and 2010 several improvements and expansions have been planned. These included a new terminal 2 and lighting along with baggage claim refurbishment, all of which have been completed. Outstanding are the new cargo facilities, fuel storage, north pier and boarding lounge, north bus gate and baggage claim, enlargement of express cargo facilities, electrical refurbishments, expansion of south pier, departure lounge refurbishments and underground station and other terminal improvements.[9]
[edit] Airlines and destinations
Note: † denotes charter airlines and their destinations.
| Airlines | Destinations | Terminal |
|---|---|---|
| Aer Lingus | Cork, Dublin | 1 |
| Aero VIP | Bragança, Vila Real | 2 |
| Aigle Azur | Paris-Orly | 1 |
| Air Europa | Madrid Seasonal: Palma de Mallorca[10] |
1 |
| Air France | Paris-Charles de Gaulle | 1 |
| Air France operated by Régional |
Bordeaux, Strasbourg | 1 |
| Air Moldova | Chişinău | 1 |
| Air Transat | Toronto-Pearson Seasonal: Montréal-Trudeau |
1 |
| Blue Air | Bucharest-Baneasa | 1 |
| Bmibaby | Birmingham [begins 31 March 2012][11] | 1 |
| British Airways | London-Heathrow | 1 |
| Brussels Airlines | Brussels | 1 |
| EasyJet | Amsterdam [begins 18 April 2012], Asturias [begins 18 April 2012], Barcelona, Berlin-Brandenburg [begins 3 June 2012], Berlin-Schönefeld [ends 2 June 2012], Bordeaux [begins 20 April 2012], Copenhagen [begins 19 April 2012], Funchal, London-Gatwick, London-Luton, Lyon, Madrid, Milan-Malpensa, Paris-Charles de Gaulle, Rome-Fiumicino, Toulouse, Venice [begins 19 April 2012] Seasonal: Bristol, Edinburgh, Liverpool |
2 |
| EasyJet Switzerland | Basel/Mulhouse, Geneva | 2 |
| Finnair | Seasonal: Helsinki | 1 |
| Germanwings | Cologne/Bonn Seasonal: Stuttgart |
1 |
| Iberia | Madrid | 1 |
| Iberia operated by Air Nostrum |
Madrid Seasonal: Ibiza, Valencia |
1 |
| KLM | Amsterdam | 1 |
| LAM Mozambique Airlines operated by euroAtlantic Airways[12] |
Maputo | 1 |
| Lufthansa | Düsseldorf, Frankfurt, Munich | 1 |
| Niki | Palma de Mallorca | 1 |
| Orbest † | Cancun, Montego Bay, Punta Cana | 1 |
| Onur Air | Antalya, Izmir | 1 |
| Royal Air Maroc | Casablanca | 1 |
| Royal Air Maroc Express | Casablanca | 1 |
| SATA International | Boston, Toronto-Pearson Seasonal: Montréal-Trudeau |
1 |
| SATA International | Funchal, Horta, Ponta Delgada, Santa Maria, Terceira | 2 |
| STP Airways operated by euroAtlantic Airways |
São Tomé | 1 |
| Sun d'Or operated by El Al |
Seasonal: Tel Aviv-Ben Gurion | 1 |
| Sunwing Airlines | Seasonal: Toronto-Pearson | 1 |
| Swiss International Air Lines | Zürich | 1 |
| TAAG Angola Airlines | Luanda | 1 |
| TAP Portugal | Accra, Amsterdam, Athens, Bamako, Barcelona, Belo Horizonte-Confins, Berlin-Brandenburg [begins 5 June 2012], Bissau, Bologna, Brasília, Brussels, Budapest, Campinas, Caracas, Copenhagen, Dakar, Dubrovnik, Düsseldorf, Fortaleza, Frankfurt, Geneva, Hamburg, Helsinki, London-Gatwick, London-Heathrow, Luanda, Luxembourg, Madrid, Manchester, Maputo, Miami, Milan-Linate, Milan-Malpensa, Moscow-Domodedovo, Munich, Natal, Newark, Oslo-Gardermoen, Paris-Orly, Porto Alegre, Prague, Praia, Recife, Rio de Janeiro-Galeão, Rome-Fiumicino, Sal, Salvador da Bahia, São Paulo-Guarulhos, São Vicente, Stockholm-Arlanda, Turin [begins 3 June 2012], Venice-Marco Polo, Vienna, Warsaw, Zagreb, Zürich | 1 |
| TAP Portugal | Faro, Funchal, Horta, Pico, Ponta Delgada, Porto, Porto Santo, Terceira | 2 |
| TAP Portugal operated by Portugália |
A Coruña, Algiers, Barcelona, Bilbao, Bordeaux, Casablanca, Luxembourg, Lyon, Madrid, Málaga, Marrakech, Marseille, Nice, Seville, Toulouse, Valencia | 1 |
| TAP Portugal operated by Portugália |
Funchal, Porto, Porto Santo | 2 |
| TAP Portugal operated by White |
São Tomé | 1 |
| TACV | Gran Canaria, Praia, Sal, São Vicente Seasonal: Boa Vista |
1 |
| Transavia | Amsterdam, Eindhoven, Nantes [begins 5 April 2012] [13] | 1 |
| Tunisair | Tunis | 1 |
| Turkish Airlines | Istanbul-Atatürk | 1 |
| Ukraine International Airlines | Kiev-Boryspil | 1 |
| United Airlines | Newark | 1 |
| US Airways | Seasonal: Philadelphia | 1 |
| Vueling Airlines | Barcelona, Paris-Orly [begins 30 March 2012] | 1 |
| White † | Boa Vista, Cancun, Gran Canaria, Charter:Varadero | 1 |
| White † | Funchal, Porto Santo | 2 |
[edit] Cargo airlines
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| Agroar Carga Aérea | Funchal, Porto Santo |
| DHL Aviation | London-Heathrow; Leipzig; Vitoria |
| FedEx Express | |
| Med Airlines Maroc | Casablanca, Tangier[14] |
| Star Air | |
| Swiftair | Funchal |
| TAP Cargo | |
| TNT Airways | Liege |
| UPS Airlines |
[edit] Other facilities
TAP Portugal has a complex at Lisbon Airport.[15] The complex is 22.45 hectares (55.5 acres) large. In 1989 TAP became the owner of the complex due to a governmental decree.[16] TAP's head office is in Building 25.[17] The TAP subsidiary Serviços Portugueses de Handling, S.A. (SPdH) has its head office on the 6th floor of Building 25.[18] Sociedade de Gestão e Serviços, S.A. (TAPGER), another TAP subsidiary, has its head office on the 8th floor of the same building.[19] The TAP Museum is also a part of the complex.[15] Building 19 has the head office of Sociedade de Serviços e Engenharia Informática, S.A. (Megasis), a TAP information services subsidiary.[20][21] The TAP documentation and archive is in the annex of Building 19.[22] Building 34, on the far north side of the complex, houses the company's new data processing centre.[23]
ANA – Aeroportos de Portugal has its head office in Building 120.[24] Portugália has its head office in Building 70.[25]
The TAP catering subsidiary, Catering de Portugal, S.A. (CATERINGPOR), has its head office in Building 59.[26] Cuidados Integrados de Saúde, S.A. (UCS) is based out of Building 35.[27]
[edit] Accidents and incidents
- 20 August 1962: a Panair do Brasil Douglas DC-8-33 registration PP-PDT flying from Rio de Janeiro-Galeão to Lisbon overran the runway into the ocean during an aborted take-off at Rio de Janeiro. Of the 105 passengers and crew aboard 15 died.[28]
- 24 August 2001: Air Transat Flight 236, an Airbus A330 registration C-GITS flying from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Lisbon Portela Airport ran out of fuel about 120 km (75 Miles) away from Lajes Field then the aircraft glided and landed safely at Lajes, All 306 passengers including crew members survived. Captain Robert Piché was praised by media and was celebrated as a hero.
[edit] Gallery
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TAP Portugal head office, Building 25
[edit] References
- Notes
- ^ a b http://www.lowcostportugal.net/viajar/aeroportos/base-easyjet-de-lisboa-abre-em-abril-2012/2011/09/
- ^ a b EAD Basic
- ^ ANA
- ^ a b c d e f g h Guy Zunino (May 2001). "Lisbon Portela Airport". Airliner World: pp.36–40. ISSN 14656337.
- ^ LNEC study favouring Alcochete as the location for Lisbon's new airport, in portuguese
- ^ Alcochete airport announcement, in portuguese
- ^ Portugal's new Lisbon airport to be built in Alcochete for 4.9 bln eur – PM from Forbes online, January 10, 2008
- ^ Portal do Governo
- ^ Aeroportos de Portugal
- ^ http://www.presstur.com/site/news.asp?news=30693
- ^ http://www.travelweekly.co.uk/Articles/2011/05/18/37148/bmibaby-adds-seven-new-destinations.html
- ^ http://www.mercadoeeventos.com.br/script/FdgDestaqueTemplate.asp?pStrResolucao=&pStrLink=3,26,0,70766&IndSeguro=0
- ^ http://www.lowcostportugal.net/viajar/aeroportos/transavia-assegura-voos-lisboa-eindhoven-a-partir-de-fevereiro-2012/2011/09/
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- ^ a b "The TAP Museum." TAP Portugal. Retrieved on December 15, 2011. Portuguese version
- ^ Gomes, Adelina and Inês Sequeira. Público. 19 December 2005. Retrieved on 15 December 2011. "Área do aeroporto de Lisboa vale 965 milhões de euros." "Em 1989, a companhia aérea tornou-se titular dos terrenos onde tem as suas instalações, devido a um decreto-lei em que o Governo cavaquista desanexou os 22,45 hectares do chamado "reduto TAP" do domínio público aeroportuário."
- ^ "Estatutos TAP." TAP Portugal. Retrieved on 23 February 2010. "A sede da sociedade é em Lisboa, no Edificio 25, no Aeroporto de Lisboa."
- ^ "2009 Annual Report." TAP Portugal. 90. Retrieved on 15 December 2011. "REGISTERED OFFICE Edifício 25-6°, Aeroporto de Lisboa 1704–801 Lisboa"
- ^ "2009 Annual Report." TAP Portugal. 92. Retrieved on 15 December 2011. "REGISTERED OFFICE Aeroporto de Lisboa Reduto TAP, Edifício 25 – 8° 1704–801 Lisboa"
- ^ "Annual Report 2010." TAP Portugal. 92. Retrieved on 15 December 2011. "Registered Office Aeroporto de Lisboa, Reduto TAP, Edifício 19"
- ^ "Contactos." Megasis. Retrieved on 15 December 2011. 1, 2, 3.
- ^ "Museum -> Schedule." TAP Portugal. Retrieved on 15 December 2011.
- ^ "Viagem ao novo Centro de Processamento de dado." Jornal TAP, TAP Portugal. December 2009, No. 72. p. 6. Retrieved on December 15, 2011. "Edifício 34, no extremo norte do reduto TAP. Uma construção aparentemente banal, de paredes frágeis. É essa a visão com que se depara, do exterior, o visitante do novo Centro de Processamento de Dados da empresa, o CPD2."
- ^ "Contacts." ANA – Aeroportos de Portugal. Retrieved on 9 September 2010.
- ^ "Contact Information." Portugália. Retrieved on 15 December 2011. "Aeroporto de Lisboa Rua C - Edifício 70 1749-078 Lisboa PORTUGAL" - See map
- ^ "2009 Annual Report." TAP Portugal. 95. Retrieved on 15 December 2011. "REGISTERED OFFICE Aeroporto de Lisboa Rua C, Edifício 59 1749–036 Lisboa"
- ^ "2009 Annual Report." TAP Portugal. 96. Retrieved on 15 December 2011. "Aeroporto de Lisboa Edifício 35 Apartado 8426 1804–001 Lisboa"
- ^ "Accident description PP-PDT". Aviation Safety Network. http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19620820-0. Retrieved 16 September 2011.
- Sources
This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the Air Force Historical Research Agency.
[edit] External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Lisbon Portela Airport |
- Lisbon Airport Information
- Aeroporto de Lisboa / Lisbon Airport (official site) (Portuguese) and (English)
- Live Arrival and Departure Information (official site)(Portuguese)
- Airport information for LPPT at Great Circle Mapper. Source: DAFIF (effective Oct. 2006).
- Current weather for LPPT at NOAA/NWS
- Accident history for LIS at Aviation Safety Network
- Presentation of the Portela Airport expansion plan 2007–2017(Portuguese)
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