Porto Santo Airport


Porto Santo Airport is an airport located in Vila Baleira, the capital of Porto Santo Island, Madeira.

History

The island of Porto Santo was the first of the Madeira Islands to obtain an airport. In 1959, its runway was built with an initial length of. The first aircraft to land at this airport was a TAP Air Portugal Douglas DC-4, on 20 July 1960.
The airport's infrastructure has improved over time, with increases to the runway length and in ramp surface. The last improvements to the airport structure were finalized on 28 August 1995, with the inauguration of a new passenger terminal and a new increase in runway length, which then reached. The runway was also re-paved.

Facilities

The airport has a asphalt/concrete runway, with no ILS equipment as of 2011, but with VOR and NDB approaches available.

Airlines and destinations

Accidents and incidents