AirportsCascais Airport is a medium-sized airport serving Cascais, in Lisbon District, Portugal. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is CAT.
Key facts
- IATA code
- CAT
- ICAO code
- LPCS
- City
- Cascais
- State or region
- Lisbon District
- Country
- Portugal
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 38.7250° N, 9.3552° W
- Elevation
- 99 m (325 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 1,400 m (4,593 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, CAT means Cascais Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: LPCS. ICAO codes that begin with L belong to southern Europe, Israel and Turkey. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 38.7250° N, 9.3552° W. It stands 99 metres (325 feet) above sea level.
Local time
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Time zone Europe/Lisbon, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Cascais Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 1,400 metres (4,593 feet). That is a short runway, used mostly by propeller aircraft. Among the 19 airports of Portugal on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 13.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17/35 | 1,400 m 4,593 ft | 30 m | Asphalt | Yes |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Lisbon Humberto Delgado AirportLisbon | LIS | 20 km |
| Portimão AirportPortimão | PRM | 188 km |
| Badajoz AirportBadajoz, Spain | BJZ | 220 km |
| Faro - Gago Coutinho International AirportFaro | FAO | 226 km |
| Aerodromo Goncalves Lobato (Viseu Airport)Viseu | VSE | 255 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 7,787 km | 9 h 55 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 8,037 km | 10 h 10 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 6,158 km | 7 h 55 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 1,577 km | 2 h 25 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 5,390 km | 7 h 00 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 9,125 km | 11 h 30 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 11,911 km | 14 h 50 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 11,168 km | 13 h 55 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 18,196 km | 22 h 25 min |
Distances are the shortest path over the globe, worked out from the coordinates. Flying times are rough estimates for a direct jet flight. They do not mean that a direct flight exists. Work out the distance to any airport.
Links
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