Braga-Palmeira Airport

Aeródromo Municipal de Braga
Characteristics
ICAO code	LPBR
IATA code	BGZ
Coordinates	41 ° 35 '13 "  N , 8 ° 26' 43"  W Coordinates: 41 ° 35 '13 "  N , 8 ° 26' 43"  W.
Height above MSL	75 m (246  ft )
Basic data
opening	1929
Start-and runway
07/25	950 m × 25 m asphalt

The airfield Braga , in Portuguese "Aeródromo Municipal de Braga-Palmeira" is a Portuguese airport in the district Palmeira about six kilometers north of the city of Braga . With a length of 950 meters, it has a comparatively short runway. It is used exclusively by sport and private aircraft.

The airfield was opened on June 22, 1929 with the landing of a military aircraft from Junkers Flugzeugwerk AG. The Junkers F13 was piloted by Captain Amado da Cunha .

In 1990, a 3.02-kilometer Circuito Vasco Sameiro automobile racing track was built around the Braga airfield . There is also a kart racing track (Kartódromo Internacional de Braga) on the airfield site, the venue for the international karting championships.

Web links

• Airport data on World Aero Data ( 2006 )

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Records in the history of the Aeroclube de Braga (not available online)