AirportsPorto Santo Airport is a medium-sized airport serving Vila Baleira, in Autonomous Region of Madeira, Portugal. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is PXO.
Key facts
- IATA code
- PXO
- ICAO code
- LPPS
- City
- Vila Baleira
- State or region
- Autonomous Region of Madeira
- Country
- Portugal
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 33.0734° N, 16.3500° W
- Elevation
- 104 m (341 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 3,006 m (9,861 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, PXO means Porto Santo Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: LPPS. 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 33.0734° N, 16.3500° W. It stands 104 metres (341 feet) above sea level. The nearest large city in our data is Funchal, about 70 km away in a straight line.
Local time
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Time zone Atlantic/Madeira, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Porto Santo Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 3,006 metres (9,861 feet). That is long enough for most passenger jets. Among the 19 airports of Portugal on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 5.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18/36 | 3,006 m 9,861 ft | 45 m | Concrete | Yes |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Cristiano Ronaldo International AirportFunchal | FNC | 58 km |
| Tenerife Norte-Ciudad de La Laguna AirportTenerife, Spain | TFN | 510 km |
| La Palma AirportSta Cruz de la Palma, La Palma Island, Spain | SPC | 512 km |
| César Manrique-Lanzarote AirportSan Bartolomé, Spain | ACE | 528 km |
| Tenerife Sur AirportTenerife, Spain | TFS | 560 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 8,616 km | 10 h 55 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 8,794 km | 11 h 05 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 6,887 km | 8 h 50 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 2,416 km | 3 h 25 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 5,088 km | 6 h 40 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 8,987 km | 11 h 20 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 12,702 km | 15 h 50 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 11,990 km | 14 h 55 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 18,855 km | 23 h 15 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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