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São Jacinto Airport, officially designated Aveiro Municipal Aerodrome (Portuguese: Aeródromo Municipal de Aveiro), is an aerodrome near the city of Aveiro in Portugal. It is located on a peninsula, between the Atlantic Ocean and the Vouga River estuary, in the parish of São Jacinto, near to the harbour of Aveiro, as well as the Costa de Prata (Silver Coast) beaches. It has a single runway in the 17/35 direction and a relatively large apron and has been operated in the past by all branches of the Portuguese Armed Forces. It is home to an air club, Aeroclube de Aveiro,[1] but is currently closed to civilian traffic due to lack of certification.[2]

Aeródromo Municipal de Aveiro São Jacinto Airport
Two Socata TB-200GTs at Aveiro
IATA: none ICAO: LPAV
Summary
Airport type	Public
Operator	Câmara Municipal de Aveiro
Serves	Aveiro
Elevation AMSL	26 ft / 8 m
Coordinates	40°39′15″N 008°44′37″W
Runways
Direction Length Surface m ft 17/35 1,372 4,500 Asphalt

History

The airfield dates back to World War I, with the creation of an anti-submarine hydroplane base by the French Naval Aviation established a base on April 1, 1918. With the end of the war the base was integrated into the Portuguese Naval Aviation and in 1927 the Admiral Gago Coutinho Naval Aviation School (Portuguese: Escola de Aviação Naval Almirante Gago Coutinho) was installed at its facilities. A runway was then constructed in 1937 to allow the operation of conventional aircraft from the base.[3][4]

In 1953, with the creation of the Portuguese Air Force the previous year, the base is transferred to that branch. In 1977 the air base is deactivated and the base's garrison is then used by the Air Force's airborne troops as Airborne Troops Operational Base No. 2 (Portuguese: Base Operacional de Tropas Pára-quedistas Nº2, BOPT2) and its aviation facilities are designated as Maneuvers Airfield No. 2 (Portuguese: Aeródromo de Manobra Nº 2, AM2) until their deactivation in 1992 as an independent unit. With the integration of the airborne troops in the Army the base was re-designated S. Jacinto Military Area (Portuguese: Área Militar de S. Jacinto, AMSJ).[3][5][6]

Civilian use

In 1993 the Air Force signed an agreement with the local government of the Aveiro Municipality, through the Aeroclube de Aveiro, to allow the use of the aviation infrastructures for civilian use. On September 4, 1993, the airfield was open to civilian traffic and was re-designated as Aveiro Municipal Aerodrome.[3][6]

Military designations

Military designations[7][8]

Date	Name	Native Portuguese name	Operator
1919–1933	S. Jacinto Naval Aviation Centre	Centro de Aviação Naval de S. Jacinto	Portuguese Navy
1933–1953	Gago Coutinho Naval Aviation School	Escola de Aviação Naval Almirante Gago Coutinho
1953–1957	Air Base No. 5	Base Aérea Nº 5 (BA5)[9]	Portuguese Air Force
1957–1958	Base Aerodrome No. 2	Aeródromo-Base Nº 2 (AB2)
1958–1978	Air Base No. 7	Base Aérea Nº 7 (BA7)[10][11]
1977–1992	Maneuvers Airfield No. 2	Aeródromo de Manobra Nº 2 (AM2)

References

Bibliography

• Tadeu, Viriato (1984). Quando a Marinha tinha Asas. Lisbon.
• Lopes, Mário Canongia (1989). Os Aviões da Cruz de Cristo. Lisbon: Dinalivro.
• "Regimento de Infantaria N.º 10" [Infantry Regiment No. 10] (PDF). Azimute (in Portuguese). Portuguese Army (192): 9–14. December 2011. Retrieved March 6, 2013.

External links

• Airliners.net – Photos taken at São Jacinto Airport

На других языках

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[de] Flugplatz São Jacinto

Der Flugplatz São Jacinto, auch Flugplatz Aveiro, auf Portugiesisch „Aeródromo Municipal de Aveiro“, ist ein portugiesischer Flugplatz nahe der Stadt Aveiro. Er wurde anfangs als Militärflugplatz genutzt und wird derzeit von Sportflugzeugen verwendet. Liniendienste gibt es auf dem Flughafen São Jacinto nicht.

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- [en] São Jacinto Airport

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