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Flores Airport

*Aeroporto das Flores*
Flores Airport; Aeroporto das Flores
	IATA: FLW; ICAO: LPFL; WMO: 08501;
Summary
Airport type	Public
Owner	Government of Portugal
Operator	ANA Aeroportos de Portugal
Serves	Santa Cruz das Flores, Azores, Portugal
Location	Santa Cruz das Flores
Elevation AMSL	32 m / 105 ft
Coordinates	39°27′29″N 031°07′56″W / 39.45806°N 31.13222°W
Map
	LPFL Location in the Azores
Runways
Statistics (2016)
Passengers
Passengers	55264
Aircraft Operations	738
Metric tonnes of cargo	322

Flores Airport (IATA: FLW, ICAO: LPFL) (Portuguese: Aeroporto das Flores) is a regional airport on the island of Flores in the Portuguese archipelago of the 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 in 1927 by the Marquis Francesco de Pinedo, colonel of the Italian Air Force, who was forced to land 200 km (120 mi) from the island of Flores, during his attempt to reach Newfoundland.^[2] 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.

Along with the airports in Lisbon, Porto, Faro, Horta, Vila do Porto, Ponta Delgada and Beja, the airport's concessions to provide support to civil aviation was conceded to ANA Aeroportos de Portugal on 18 December 1998, under provisions of decree 404/98.^[3] With this concession, ANA was also provided to the planning, development and construction of future infrastructures.^[3]

On 11 January 2013, a tender was issued by ANA Aeroportos to improve the accessibility within the airport, with installation of lifts, escalators and mechanical walkways, to be installed within the intervening five years.^[4]

Airlines and destinations

The following airlines operate regular scheduled and charter flights at Flores Airport:^[5]

Airlines	Destinations
SATA Air Açores	Corvo, Horta,^[6] Ponta Delgada,^[6] Terceira^[6]

References

Notes

^ NAV Portugal (2013)
^ Rui Messias, 2009,p.16
^ ^a ^b ANA Aeroportos: Relatório de Gestão e Contas (2011) (PDF), Lisbon, Portugal: ANA Aeroportos de Portugal, SA, 2011, p. 1115, archived from the original (PDF) on 2 January 2014, retrieved 2 January 2014
^ "Concursos Públicos – Câmara Municipal de Santa Cruz das Flores, ANA – Aeroportos de Portugal, S.A. e Câmara Municipal da Horta" (PDF) (in Portuguese). Ponta Delgada (Azores), Portugal: AICOPA. 21 January 2013.
^ "Home". 4 July 2016.
^ ^a ^b ^c "LIST OF PUBLIC SERVICE OBLIGATIONS" (PDF). Aeroroutes.com. 11 March 2024. Retrieved 4 January 2025.

Sources

Messias, Rui (18 October 2009). Centenário: Açores e a Aviação. Revista DI. pp. 16–17.
Flores AD (PDF) (in Portuguese and English), Lisbon, Portugal: NAV Portugal, 2013, archived from the original (PDF) on 7 November 2013, retrieved 6 October 2013

External links

Media related to Flores Airport (Azores) at Wikimedia Commons

[NAV-1] NAV Portugal (2013)

[2] Rui Messias, 2009,p.16

[ANA-3] ANA Aeroportos: Relatório de Gestão e Contas (2011) (PDF), Lisbon, Portugal: ANA Aeroportos de Portugal, SA, 2011, p. 1115, archived from the original (PDF) on 2 January 2014, retrieved 2 January 2014

[4] "Concursos Públicos – Câmara Municipal de Santa Cruz das Flores, ANA – Aeroportos de Portugal, S.A. e Câmara Municipal da Horta" (PDF) (in Portuguese). Ponta Delgada (Azores), Portugal: AICOPA. 21 January 2013.

[5] "Home". 4 July 2016.

[eu_pso-6] "LIST OF PUBLIC SERVICE OBLIGATIONS" (PDF). Aeroroutes.com. 11 March 2024. Retrieved 4 January 2025.

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Flores Airport

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Airlines and destinations

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References

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