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Madeira airport as seen in 1990, pre-runway extension. Madeira Airport was officially opened on 7 July 1964, with a single 1,600 m (5,200 ft) runway (06/24). The first flight to land there was a TAP Air Portugal Lockheed Constellation with 80 passengers on board. [11]
The airport name is linked to the English airport name, followed by the Portuguese name and a link to a web page. ... Cristiano Ronaldo Madeira Airport(Funchal ...
Rank Airport IATA Region Total passengers Annual change Total movements Annual change 1: Lisbon Airport: LIS: Lisbon: 22,449,289: 11,7%: 178,639: 10,2% 2: Porto Airport
Cristiano Ronaldo International Airport, then known as Madeira Airport, an example of engineering prowess, opened the archipelago up to large aircraft, and Faro Airport was renovated, with a view to making it the best tourist airport in the Iberian Peninsula. TAP Air Portugal, ANA's biggest client
TAP Flight 425 was a regular flight from Brussels, Belgium, to Santa Catarina Airport (informally known as Funchal Airport or Madeira Airport; now the Cristiano Ronaldo International Airport), Portugal, with an intermediate scheduled stop in Lisbon.
The airport was one of the most dangerous airports in the world [41] [42] due to the limited flat space in close proximity to cliffs, but the extension of the runway on concrete pillars in the sea has improved safety. It served more than 5 million passengers as of 2024. [43] The Port of Funchal was the only major port in Madeira. Since 2007 it ...
The Port of Funchal was the only major port in Madeira until 2007 when it became fully dedicated to passenger transport – cruise ships and ferries – and other tourist-related boats and yachts. In that year all remaining fishing activity and cargo trade was moved to the newly developed port of Caniçal , 19 km (12 mi) to the east.
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