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Flores Airport
Aeroporto das Flores |
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IATA: FLW – ICAO: LPFL
– WMO: 08501 |
| Summary |
| Airport type |
Public |
| Owner |
Government of Portugal |
| Operator |
ANA - Aeroportos de Portugal, SA |
| Serves |
Santa Cruz das Flores |
| Location |
Santa Cruz das Flores |
| Elevation AMSL |
34 m / 112 ft |
| Coordinates |
39°27′19″N 31°07′53″W / 39.45528°N 31.13139°W / 39.45528; -31.13139Coordinates: 39°27′19″N 31°07′53″W / 39.45528°N 31.13139°W / 39.45528; -31.13139 |
| Runways |
| Direction |
Length |
Surface |
| m |
ft |
| 18/36 |
1400 |
4593 |
Ashphalt |
| Statistics (June 2010) |
| Passengers |
16440 |
| Aircraft Operations |
128 |
| Metric tonnes of cargo |
84 |
Flores Airport (IATA: FLW, ICAO: LPFL)(Portuguese: Aeroporto das Flores) is a regional airport on the island of Flores in the Portuguese Azores. It is located along the eastern coast, bisecting the regional capital of Santa Cruz das Flores into two halves: from the Porto of São Pedro the runway is aligned north-south to the area around Porto dos Poços. The airport divides the area of Monte and Pau Pique (in the headlands) and the central community of Santa Cruz das Flores (located on a fajã, or geological debris field, from the Porto do Boqueirão to Porto Velho) along the eastern coast.
History
The first need for an airport/airfield on the island of Flores was recognized by the Marquis Francesco De Pinedo, colonel of the Italian Air Force, who was forced to land 200 kilometres from the island of Flores, during his attempt to reach Newfoundland. His Savoia-Marchetti S.55 hydroplane, baptized Santa Maria II, was rescued by the Portuguese fishing boat Infantes de Sagres (heading for the Grand Banks to fish cod) and towed to Horta, where it was repaired.
But, it was only in 1972 that an airport was inaugurated on the island of Flores.
Scheduled Services
| Airlines |
Destinations |
| SATA Air Acores |
Corvo Island, Horta, Ponta Delgada, Terceira |
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| General Info
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| Country |
Portugal
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| ICAO ID |
LPFL
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| Time |
UTC-1(0 DT)
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| Latitude |
39.455272
39° 27' 18.98" N
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| Longitude |
-31.131361
031° 07' 52.90" W
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| Elevation |
112 feet
34 meters
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| Type |
Civil
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| Magnetic Variation |
012° W (01/06)
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| Operating Agency |
CIVIL GOVERNMENT, (LANDING FEES AND DIPLOMATIC CLEARANCE MAY BE REQUIRED)
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| Island Group |
Azores I
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| Daylight Saving Time |
Last Sunday in March to last Sunday in October
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| Runways
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| ID |
Dimensions |
Surface |
PCN |
ILS
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| 18/36 |
4593 x 98 feet
1400 x 30 meters |
ASPHALT |
- |
NO
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| Navaids
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| Type |
ID |
Name |
Channel |
Freq |
Distance From Field |
Bearing From Navaid
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| VOR-DME |
FRS |
FLORES |
080X |
113.3 |
3.7 NM |
088.4
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| NDB |
FLO |
FLORES |
- |
270 |
1.8 NM |
085.9
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| Remarks
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| CAUTION |
Fst 984' of Rwy 36 not vis fr twr. Bird haz.
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| OPR HOURS |
Opr 0930-1630Z++ Mon-Fri. Advance requests must be in by 1600Z++ of the prev day. Extn may be requested by 1200Z++ of same day.
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