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Important Portuguese Air Force air base, home of 2 Tactical transport squadrons, 1 MEDVAC squadron, and 1 S&R squadron. Aircraft of these squadrons based here include the C-130 Hercules, CASA 212 Aviocar, CASA 295, and various helicopters. The Navy's Helicopter squadron is also based here.
It was decided in 2017 to convert the Air base into a secondary airport of the city of Lisbon, aimed mainly at low-cost carriers. The conversion is already approved, and the 'new' airport is expected to be opened in 2019.
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The first air base of the Portuguese Air Force, and one of the most important ones. Home of the basic flying school squadron of the Air Force, equipped with DHC-1 Chipmunks. It is also home to the "Museu do Ar" or 'Air Museum', which is the single biggest collection and museum of aviation history in Portugal.
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Probably the most important base of the Portuguese Air Force, since it is home to the 2 interceptor squadrons that the country's Air Force has; both equipped with F-16's.
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One of the most important Portuguese air bases, home of the country's Paratroopers' Regiment of the Portuguese Army.
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Small military-only airfield part of the adjacent "Campo Militar de Santa Margarida", one of the biggest Portuguese army and air force areas/bases, where they conduct training exercises.
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Private airstrip of a hunting property near the village of Nossa Sra. de Machede. In fairly good condition.
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Private airstrip of the famous "Herdade do Esporão". In good condition.
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Private airfield open to the public property of the "Monte de Palaios", next to the village of Campinho. Airfield certified for ultra-lights and runway in very good condition.
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Private airfield of "EDSA - Empresa de Desenvolvimento de Sistemas Aeronáuticos, Lda". Paved runway in very good condition.
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Private airstrip of the "Herdade da Lentisca". Doubles as the property's main country road, and looks to be in fairly good condition.
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Public airstrip property of the Viana do Alentejo municipality certified for ultra-lights. Seems to not have been used in a while, with its general condition looking average.
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Small civil airfield certified for Ultra-lights. Close to the town of Monforte.
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Private agricultural airstrip of the "Monte da Contenda". Doubles as a country road, and looks to be in acceptable condition.
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Private airstrip opened to the public used for recreational ULM flying, property of the nearby "Monte da Contenda". Closed sometime after 2010, according to sources due to its proximity to the Caia dam on its left, and has since been completely destroyed.
It can be seen clearly with the usage of Google Earth's 'historical imagery' function, if a period prior to 2010 is elected.
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Private airstrip open to the public, non-certified. Seems to be in somewhat bad condition.
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One of the most important aerodromes of the country, and the oldest one in Portugal still in operation at the date of its closure; closed to give way for the construction of a Datacenter.
The aerodrome was of particular interest due to the exceptional conditions of its geographical location for the flying and practice flying of gliders. This characteristic, combined with the good infrastructures that the airfield possessed, were some of the reasons for the creation of the 'University of Beira Interior' in Covilhã, known for being the only place where you can currently study Aeronautical Engineering in the country.
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Former public aerodrome certified for ultra-lights. Closed and destroyed in 2007 to give way for the construction of the Amareleja Solar farm; one of the biggest in the world.
If you use the 'historic imagery' function in Google Earth and visit a period before 2007 you'll clearly see the 3 grass/dirt runways, as well as the small hangar that used to be a part of this airfield.
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Private airstrip of the "Monte das Tezas", located near the village of Santo Aleixo da Restauração. In fairly good condition.
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Private airstrip of "Monte da Chaminé", near the town of Sobral da Adiça. In average condition.
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Private airstrip of "Monte do Belo" near the town of Mértola. In good condition.
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Private airstrip of the "Herdade da Finca Rodilha" next to the village of Martim Longo. In average condition.
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Airfield that was once certified for ultra-lights, closed in 2010 due to destruction of the runway, by the landowner's decision. The 'Aeroclube de Tavira' expected to have a new runway by the end of the same year in a new location, but such hopes never materialized unfortunately. The old hangar of the airfield is still clearly visible, and if you use the 'historic imagery' function in Google Earth and go back to a date prior to 2010, you'll see the runway very clearly as it once was.
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Private airfield open to the public. Certified for Ultra-lights, though runway in very bad condition. Likely it has been left unused and unattended for the last few years.
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Private agricultural airstrip. Seems to be deactivated and almost totally unrecognizable.
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Civil airfield of Beja (as opposed to the joint Beja Airbase-Airport LPBJ nearby). Certified for ultra-lights.
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Private airstrip of "Herdade da Zambujeira" in Castro Verde, Portugal. In good condition.
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Agricultural airstrip parallel to the N257 road. In very bad condition (possibly no longer used).
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Public non-certified airfield on the outskirts of the town of Ourique. Runway has a paved surface but in very bad condition.
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Private agricultural airstrip near the village of Sonega. By the looks of it, it is currently deactivated, as you can no longer even see that there ever was an airstrip at this location.
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Agricultural airstrip near the village of Cavaleiro and Cape Sardão. By the looks of it it has been deactivated: trees now grow in the middle of what used to be the runway and it seems to have been converted into a simple country road
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Private agricultural airstrip of "Monte dos Alhos". In very bad condition: barely discernible from the surrounding field.
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Seems to be a private airstrip open to the public. Not much information could be found about this airstrip.
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Private agricultural airstrip of "Monte dos Frades" near Lavre, Portugal.
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Private agricultural airstrip near Torrão. In very bad condition.
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Private agricultural airstrip of the "Herdade da Torre Vã", located near the Village Foros da Caiada.
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Old airfield located in Alhos Vedros, near Moita and Barreiro. Couldn't find any definitive information regarding this airfield, though it appears to have been closed quite some time ago.
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Found information that the airstrip belonged and was originally built by the local corporation "SAPEC, Químicos" (local chemical factory).
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Private agricultural airstrip of "Herdade do Rio Frio". Dirt strip in good condition.
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Private agricultural airstrip of "Herdade de Águas de Moura". Paved but in bad condition.
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Couldn't find much information about this airstrip. Appears to be in bad condition and probably hasn't been used in at least a decade.
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Private airfield open to the public adjacent to the A2 motorway.
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Private agricultural airstrip of the "Herdade da Barrosinha". Used frequently by the owner for crop dusting the property's nearby fields on the banks of the river Sado.
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Agricultural airstrip located just before the Sado river's estuary.
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Closed airfield in what is nowadays the industrial port area of the city of Setúbal. Couldn't find any information regarding the airfield's history or actual name, nor date of closure.
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Private aistrip of the "Coudelaria Herdade do Pinheiro" in Alcácer do Sal. It appears in bad condition and unusable.
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Private airstrip of the "Herdade da Comporta". Some sources claim it is currently deactivated/closed.
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Also known as (in google maps for ex) "Aeródromo Internacional e Desportivo da Região de Tomar".
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Agricultural airstrip located in the left bank of the Tagus river. Located within the CTR of Tancos AB.
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Built due to the closure of the previous airfield (due to windfarm construction), located slightly SW.
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🔗 Sat, 17 Mar 2018
— @Leo2789 at Cascais Airport, Portugal
The airport with the most aircraft movements after Lisbon & Porto's international airports, and the single biggest GA airport in the country. Home to 4 different flight schools and the biggest non-ultra-light airclub in the country, Cascais Municipal Airport is one of the most important civil airfields in the country.