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*[[SATA International]] (Ponta Delgada (Azores), Toronto-Pearson) |
*[[SATA International]] (Ponta Delgada (Azores), Toronto-Pearson) |
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*[[TAP Portugal]] (Amsterdam, Caracas, Geneva, Lisbon, London-Gatwick, London-Heathrow, Luxembourg, Madeira, Milan-Malpensa, Newark, Paris-Orly, Rio de Janeiro-Galeão, Rome-Fiumicino, São Paulo-Guarulhos) |
*[[TAP Portugal]] (Amsterdam, Caracas, Geneva, Lisbon, London-Gatwick, London-Heathrow, Luxembourg, Madeira, Milan-Malpensa, Newark, Paris-Orly, Rio de Janeiro-Galeão, Rome-Fiumicino, São Paulo-Guarulhos) |
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** operated by [[Portugália]] (Amsterdam, Barcelona, Bologna, Clermont-Ferrand, Lisbon, Lyon, Madrid, Milan-Malpensa, Nice, Paris-Charles de Gaulle, Zürich) |
** operated by [[Portugália]] (Amsterdam, Barcelona, Brussels, Bologna, Clermont-Ferrand, Lisbon, Lyon, Madrid, Milan-Malpensa, Nice, Paris-Charles de Gaulle, Zürich) |
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*[[TACV]] (Sal [seasonal]) |
*[[TACV]] (Sal [seasonal]) |
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*[[TUIfly]] (Cologne/Bonn, Stuttgart, Hamburg) |
*[[TUIfly]] (Cologne/Bonn, Stuttgart, Hamburg) |
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Revision as of 12:20, 26 September 2007
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Aeorporto Internacional Dr. Francisco Sá Carneiro (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 northwest of the city centre and run by 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, being Lisbon Airport and Faro Airport the larger and leading airports of the country.
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)
- Brussels Airlines (Brussels)
- Clickair (Barcelona)
- easyJet (Geneva, Basel-Mulhouse-Freiburg [starts October 30, 2007])
- Iberia (Madrid)
- Iberia Airlines operated by Air Nostrum (Madrid)
- Lufthansa (Frankfurt)
- Luxair (Luxembourg)
- Ryanair (Paris-Beauvais, Dublin, Girona, Frankfurt-Hahn, Liverpool, London-Stansted, Madrid, Marseille, Milan-Orio, Bristol, Stockholm Skavsta, Valencia [starts October 31, 2007])
- SATA International (Ponta Delgada (Azores), Toronto-Pearson)
- TAP Portugal (Amsterdam, Caracas, Geneva, Lisbon, London-Gatwick, London-Heathrow, Luxembourg, Madeira, Milan-Malpensa, Newark, Paris-Orly, Rio de Janeiro-Galeão, Rome-Fiumicino, São Paulo-Guarulhos)
- operated by Portugália (Amsterdam, Barcelona, Brussels, Bologna, Clermont-Ferrand, Lisbon, Lyon, Madrid, Milan-Malpensa, Nice, Paris-Charles de Gaulle, Zürich)
- TACV (Sal [seasonal])
- TUIfly (Cologne/Bonn, Stuttgart, Hamburg)
- Transavia (Paris-Orly)
Charter
- Air Transat (Montreal-Trudeau, Toronto-Pearson)
- Skyservice (Toronto-Pearson)
- Swiss International Air Lines (Zurich)
Metro and buses
The airport is served by Line E of Porto Metro, linking it to downtown Porto, pendolino trains and Estádio do Dragão, and by transfer to other urban centres of Greater Porto: in Verdes station to Vila do Conde and Póvoa de Varzim (using line B), Fonte do Cuco station to Maia (line C), and Senhora da Hora station to Matosinhos (line A). Taxis and STCP buses also link the airport and the city. There is also a bus service to/from Vigo (Galiza/Spain) twice a day on weekdays, and once a day during the weekend.