Principe Airport ( port. Aeroporto Príncipe ) is a small airport located on Principe Island in the Gulf of Guinea 3 km (1.9 miles) north of the city of Santo Antonio [1] .
| Principe Airport | |||||||
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| port. Aeroporto príncipe | |||||||
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| IATA : PCP - ICAO : FPPR | |||||||
| Information | |||||||
| Type of | civil | ||||||
| A country |  Sao Tome and Principe | ||||||
| Location | Sao tome | ||||||
| opening date | 1968 year | ||||||
| NUM height | 180 m | ||||||
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| Runways | |||||||
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Principe is the only airport on the island of Principe and one of the two airports of the state of Sao Tome and Principe . It was built in 1968, when the island was under the Portuguese protectorate [2] .
To the east of the airport is the settlement ( port. Aeroporto de Príncipe ), named after him.
Airlines and destinations
| Airline | Destinations |
|---|---|
| STP Airways | Sao tome |
Reconstruction
From 2012 to 2015, the Portuguese construction company modernized the airport, the main purpose of which was to increase the runway to accommodate medium-sized aircraft. The reconstruction cost was $ 18 million , which was invested by a South African company that built a five-star hotel for ecotourists on the island [2] .
Notes
- ↑ Airport information for FPST . DAFIF . Date of treatment April 5, 2018.
- ↑ 1 2 New runway at the airport on the island of Príncipe inaugurated in São Tomé , MacauHub (October 27, 2015). Date of treatment April 5, 2018.