It takes approximatley 1hr 30 mins to
fly from Madeira to any of the Portuguese airports and
a little over two hours to get to airports in the centre
of Europe. Flights to Porto Santo take 15 minutes.
MadeiraAirportis the largest construction
project ever undertaken on the island. It used to be
called Funchal Airport. The airport
runway has been extended from 1,600 m to its present
2,781 min in length. The newest part of the runway is
built partially over the sea and is exremely impressive.
Supported by180 pillars it is a monument to engineering
with each pillarbeing 3 metres in diameter and the tallest
are 50 metres high.
A modern, spacious terminal building with a tourist
office, a residential tourism booking office, a post
office, car rental services, travel agencies, exchange
bureaus, a restaurant, bars and shops. The building
also has two Netpoints for free wireless internet access.
MadeiraAirportis is roughly
16 km, a 15 minute ride, from Funchal.
Visit the ANAM
- Aeroportos e Navegação Aérea
da Madeira , S.A. website for further information
on arrivals and departures for Madeira.
Find regular flight schedules
.
Madeira Airport (Aeroporto da Madeira)
9100-105 Santa Cruz
Phone.: 291 520700
Fax: 291 520761
E-mail: anam@anam.pt
Visit Airport website: www.anam.pt
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