Francisco Sá Carneiro Airport – Porto, Portugal (IATA: OPO, ICAO: LPPR) also known as Aeroporto do Porto or Aeroporto de Pedras Rubras is the international airport of Porto, Portugal. It is located approximately six miles north of the city center of Porto and run by the Aeroportos de Portugal. Sá Carneiro is currently the third-busiest airport in the country based on airplane operations and the third-busiest in passengers, based on Aeroportos de Portugal traffic statistics. It is located 11 km from Porto.
It is named after a Portuguese Politician, Francisco Sá Carneiro, who was killed in an airplane crash as he was heading to this airport.
Airlines and destinations
Sá Carneiro Airport is served by the following airlines:
Air Berlin (Palma de Mallorca) Air France Air France operated by Régional (Bordeaux) Clickair (Barcelona) easyJet (Geneva, starts 29 June 2007) Iberia (Madrid) Iberia Airlines operated by Air Nostrum (Madrid) Lufthansa (Frankfurt) Luxair (Luxembourg) Portugália (Amsterdam, Barcelona, Bologna, Clermont-Ferrand, Lisbon, Lyon, Madrid, Milan-Malpensa, Nice, Paris-Charles de Gaulle, Zürich) Ryanair (Paris-Beauvais, Dublin, Girona, Frankfurt-Hahn, Liverpool, London Stansted, Marseille) SATA International (Ponta Delgada (Azores), Toronto-Pearson) SN Brussels Airlines (Brussels) TAP Portugal (Amsterdam, Caracas, Funchal, Geneva, Lisbon, London-Gatwick, London-Heathrow, Luxembourg, Milan-Malpensa, Newark, Paris-Orly, Rio de Janeiro-Galeão, Rome-Fiumicino, São Paulo-Guarulhos) TACV (Sal [seasonal]) TUIfly (Cologne/Bonn, Stuttgart) Transavia France (Paris-Orly) [starts May, 2007]
Charter
Air Transat (Montreal, Toronto-Pearson) Skyservice (Toronto-Pearson) Swiss International Air Lines (Zurich)
Cargo Facilities
Capacity 40,000tonnes (88,184,000lbs), Warehouse 8,700m² (93,646sq ft), Bonded Warehouse, Transit Zone, Domestic Cargo Only, EU Border Post, Mechanical Handling, Heated Storage, Air-Conditioned Storage, Refrigerated Storage, Deep Freeze Storage, Animal Quarantine, Fresh Meat Inspection, Health Officials, X-Ray Equipment, Security for Valuables, Dangerous Goods, Radioactive Goods, Very Large/Heavy Cargo, Express/Courier Centre, Handling Equipment: Loaders, fork-lifts, trolleys, belts etc
Customs
Tel: +351 22 943 88 48 Fax: +351 22 943 92 99 Op. Hours: 24 hours Director: Paula Soares Cargo Handling Agents: Portway Handling de Portugal SA, SPDH - Portugese Handling Services SA
Passenger Facilities
Annual Capacity 3,000,000, 60 check-in desks, 24 gates, 9 airbridges, 4 baggage claim belts, 1,500 short term parking spaces, 1,000 long term parking spaces, Post Office, Bank, Bureau de Change, Auto Exchange Machine, Restaurants, Cafeterias, Bars, VIP Lounge, Duty Free Shop, Newsagent/Tobacconist, Chemist Shop, Gift Shop, Travel Agent, Tourist Help Desk, Car Rental, Taxi Service/Rank, First Aid, Baby/Parent Room, Disabled Access/Facilities
Additional Information
Francisco Sá Carneiro Airport provides the eight million people living in the North East Iberian Peninsula. The development has included a completely resurfaced runway, two new taxiways, 35 apron stands, ILS CAT III, a fire station and the introduction of a new Safety Management System. The second and third stages, leading up to 2025, will take capacity to 15 Million passengers per year and alrady studies are being undertaken for the construction of a new runway, which envisages the existing runway being used as a full lenght parallel taxiway. It will be the first airport in Portugal and the second one in the Iberian Peninsula to have a Metro Station.
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