Évora Airport is a municipal airport that serves the city of
Évora
Évora ( , ), officially the Very Noble and Ever Loyal City of Évora (), is a city and a municipalities of Portugal, municipality in Portugal. It has 53,591 inhabitants (2021), in an area of . It is the historic capital of the Alentejo reg ...
, Portugal.
The airport, located south southeast of the city,
has two runways, the main runway being 01/19. The second runway, 08/26, is a short sand strip that is rarely used.
Among the services available are a
Flight Information Service
A flight information service (FIS) is a form of air traffic service which is available to any aircraft within a flight information region (FIR), as agreed internationally by ICAO.
It is defined as information pertinent to the safe and efficient c ...
(FIS),
runway lighting (01/19), and a
non-directional beacon
A non-directional beacon (NDB) or non-directional radio beacon is a radio beacon which does not include directional information. Radio beacons are radio transmitters at a known location, used as an aviation or marine navigational aid. NDB are i ...
(NDB) with an approved locator approach to runway 19.
A flying school - CAE Global Academy Évora (Former ''Academia Aeronáutica de Évora / Aeronautical Academy of Europe'') - owned by
CAE and part of the
CAE Global Academy was based at the airport between late 2000 and December 2012, when it ceased operations.
It is also a popular site for
parachuting
Parachuting and skydiving are methods of descending from a high point in an atmosphere to the ground or ocean surface with the aid of gravity, involving the control of speed during the descent using a parachute or multiple parachutes.
For hu ...
and glider activities, especially during weekends.
Évora Airport hosted the biannual Portugal Air Show several times up to 2009.
Brazilian aircraft manufacturer
Embraer
Embraer S.A. () is a Brazilian multinational aerospace corporation. It develops and manufactures aircraft and aviation systems, and provides leasing, equipment, and technical support services. Embraer is the third largest producer of civil air ...
has built two plants just next to the airport, where it builds parts for their
Legacy 500 and
KC-390 aircraft. The €180M facility was completed August 2012, with production starting early 2013.
See also
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Transport in Portugal
Transport in Portugal is diversified. Portugal has a network of roads, of which almost are part of a 44 motorways system. Brisa is the largest highway management concessionaire. With 89,015 km2, Continental Portugal has 4 international ai ...
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List of airports in Portugal
There are a total of 46 notable airports in Portugal, including civil and military airfields, located on mainland Portugal and in the Azores and Madeira archipelagos.
Notes:
* The location is the municipality ('' municÃpio'' or ''concelho'') whi ...
References
External links
Official websiteAirliners.net - Photos taken at Évora airport
Airports in Portugal
Buildings and structures in Évora District
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