Pico airport

Aeroporto da ilha do Pico
Characteristics
ICAO code	LPPI
IATA code	PIX
Coordinates	38 ° 33 '16 "  N , 28 ° 26' 29"  W Coordinates: 38 ° 33 '16 "  N , 28 ° 26' 29"  W.
Height above MSL	33 m (108  ft )
Basic data
opening	1982
operator	SATA Aeródromos
Terminals	1
Passengers	10,436
Start-and runway
09/27	1755 m × 45 m asphalt

The Pico Airport , in Portuguese "Aeroporto da ilha do Pico", is a regional airport on the Azores island of Pico . TAP Portugal and SATA Air Açores have been flying scheduled services to Ponta Delgada , Terceira and Lisbon since 2005 .

history

The airfield, which opened in 1982, was completely renovated in 2004, the runway 09/27 was paved and extended to 1,760 meters, and a new terminal, a new tower and a fire station were built. The National Institute for Civil Aviation (INAC) granted the airport permit on December 30, 2004, but only months later, on April 21, 2005, did the first daytime commercial flight through TAP Portugal take place. The first night flights under visual flight conditions took place after further expansion of the lighting in 2009. On June 28, 2010 the new freight warehouse was inaugurated. The installation of an ILS approach system was made 2011th

SATA Aeródromos was founded in 2005 as a subsidiary of Grupo SATA and is the operating company for the airports in the Azores.

Web links

• Data at gcmap.com
• Photo of the new terminal on the Radio Pico website

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Desembarque de passageiros aéreos, por Ilha ( Memento of the original of July 14, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  
2. ^ Discurso do presidente do Governo no Aeroporto do Pico for the first commercial flight in 2005
3. ↑ SATA Aeródromos homepage