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The airport was opened on July 18th, 1964 with two 1,600m runways. |
The airport was opened on July 18th, 1964 with two 1,600m runways. |
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The airport was once infamous for its short runway which, surrounded by high mountains and the ocean, made it a tricky landing for even the most experienced of pilots. The original runway was only 1600 meters in length, but was extended by 200 meters 8 years after the [[TAP Air Portugal]] [[TAP Portugal Flight 425|Flight 425]] incident of 1977 and subsequently rebuilt in 2000, almost doubling the size of the runway, building it out over the ocean. Instead of using landfill, the extension was built on a series of 180 columns, each being about 70m tall. This airport is also considered the [[Kai Tak Airport|Kai Tak]] of Europe because of its |
The airport was once infamous for its short runway which, surrounded by high mountains and the ocean, made it a tricky landing for even the most experienced of pilots. The original runway was only 1600 meters in length, but was extended by 200 meters 8 years after the [[TAP Air Portugal]] [[TAP Portugal Flight 425|Flight 425]] incident of 1977 and subsequently rebuilt in 2000, almost doubling the size of the runway, building it out over the ocean. Instead of using landfill, the extension was built on a series of 180 columns, each being about 70m tall. This airport is also considered the [[Kai Tak Airport|Kai Tak]] of Europe because of its singular approach to runway 05{{Fact|date=January 2009}}. |
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For the enlargement of the new runway the Funchal Airport has won the [http://www.iabse.org/association/awards/ostrac/funchal.php Outstanding Structures Award], given by [[International Association for Bridge and Structural Engineering]] (IABSE). The Outstanding Structures Award is considered to be the "Oscar" for engineering structures in Portugal.[http://www.ordemengenheiros.pt/Default.aspx?tabid=612] |
For the enlargement of the new runway the Funchal Airport has won the [http://www.iabse.org/association/awards/ostrac/funchal.php Outstanding Structures Award], given by [[International Association for Bridge and Structural Engineering]] (IABSE). The Outstanding Structures Award is considered to be the "Oscar" for engineering structures in Portugal.[http://www.ordemengenheiros.pt/Default.aspx?tabid=612] |
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Madeira Airport Aeroporto da Madeira | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Operator | Aeroportos da Madeira | ||||||||||
| Location | Santa Catarina, Santa Cruz | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 192 ft / 59 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 32°41′52″N 16°46′28″W / 32.69778°N 16.77444°W | ||||||||||
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Madeira Airport (IATA: FNC, ICAO: LPMA), also known as Funchal Airport and Santa Catarina Airport, is an international airport located near Funchal, Madeira. The airport controls national and international air traffic of the island of Madeira.
The airport was opened on July 18th, 1964 with two 1,600m runways.
The airport was once infamous for its short runway which, surrounded by high mountains and the ocean, made it a tricky landing for even the most experienced of pilots. The original runway was only 1600 meters in length, but was extended by 200 meters 8 years after the TAP Air Portugal Flight 425 incident of 1977 and subsequently rebuilt in 2000, almost doubling the size of the runway, building it out over the ocean. Instead of using landfill, the extension was built on a series of 180 columns, each being about 70m tall. This airport is also considered the Kai Tak of Europe because of its singular approach to runway 05[citation needed].
For the enlargement of the new runway the Funchal Airport has won the Outstanding Structures Award, given by International Association for Bridge and Structural Engineering (IABSE). The Outstanding Structures Award is considered to be the "Oscar" for engineering structures in Portugal.[1]
Airlines and destinations
- Air Berlin (Berlin-Tegel, Düsseldorf, Leipzig/Halle, Munich, Nuremberg, Zürich)
- Austrian Airlines (Vienna)
- Binter Canarias (Gran Canaria)
- Condor Airlines (Düsseldorf, Frankfurt, Hamburg, Leipzig/Halle, Munich, Stuttgart)
- easyJet (Bristol, Lisbon, London-Gatwick, London-Stansted)
- Europe Airpost (Paris-Charles de Gaulle)
- Finnair (Helsinki)
- Flyglobespan (Edinburgh)
- Jetairfly (Brussels [seasonal])
- Luxair (Luxembourg)
- Niki (Vienna [seasonal])
- SATA Air Açores (Gran Canaria, Porto Santo)
- SATA International (Lisbon, Paris-Charles de Gaulle, Ponta Delgada, Porto)
- Scandinavian Airlines (Oslo-Gardermoen) [begins November 2008]
- TAP Portugal (Amsterdam, Barcelona, Caracas, Lisbon, London-Gatwick, London-Heathrow, Frankfurt, Madrid, Paris-Orly, Porto)
- operated by Portugália (Lisbon, Milan-Malpensa)
- Thomson Airways (Birmingham, Bristol, Cardiff, London Gatwick, Manchester)
- Thomas Cook Airlines (Belgium) (Brussels)
- Thomas Cook Airlines (Glasgow-International [seasonal], London-Gatwick [seasonal], Manchester)
- Thomas Cook Airlines Scandinavia (Billund [seasonal], Copenhagen [seasonal], Helsinki [seasonal])
- transavia.com (Amsterdam, Paris-Orly)
- TUIfly (Düsseldorf, Frankfurt, Hannover, Stuttgart)