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Chaves Airport
Chaves Airfield is a recreational aerodrome serving Chaves in northern Portugal. There is no commercial air transport. See also *Transport in Portugal *List of airports in Portugal This is a list of airports in Portugal (including Azores and Madeira), sorted by location. List Notes: * The location is the municipality ('' município'' or ''concelho'') which in a few instances is preceded by the parish (''freguesia''). * The ... References External links OurAirports - Chaves Airports in Portugal {{europe-airport-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chaves, Portugal
Chaves () is a city and a municipality in the north of Portugal. It is 10 km south of the Spanish border and 22 km south of Verín (Spain). The population in 2011 was 41,243, in an area of 591.23 km2. The municipality is the second most populous of the district of Vila Real (the district capital, Vila Real, is 60 km south on the A24 motorway). With origins in the Roman civitas Aquæ Flaviæ, Chaves has developed into a regional center. The urban area has 17,535 residents (2001). History Artefacts discovered in the region of Chaves identify the earliest settlement of humans dating back to the Paleolithic. Remnants discovered in Mairos, Pastoria and São Lourenço, those associated with transient proto-historic settlements and castros, show a human presence in the Alto Tâmega dating to the Chalcolithic. The region has seen persistent human settlement since Roman legions conquered and occupied the fertile valley of the Tâmega River, constructing a nasce ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Portugal
Portugal, officially the Portuguese Republic, In recognized minority languages of Portugal: :* mwl, República Pertuesa is a country located on the Iberian Peninsula, in Southwestern Europe, and whose territory also includes the Macaronesian archipelagos of the Azores and Madeira. It features the westernmost point in continental Europe, its mainland west and south border with the North Atlantic Ocean and in the north and east, the Portugal-Spain border, constitutes the longest uninterrupted border-line in the European Union. Its archipelagos form two autonomous regions with their own regional governments. On the mainland, Alentejo region occupies the biggest area but is one of the least densely populated regions of Europe. Lisbon is the capital and largest city by population, being also the main spot for tourists alongside Porto, the Algarve and Madeira. One of the oldest countries in Europe, its territory has been continuously settled and fought over since prehistoric tim ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Transport In Portugal
Transport in Portugal is well-developed and diversified. Portugal has a network of roads, of which almost are part of a 44 motorways system. Brisa is the largest highway management concessionaire. With 89,015 km2, Continental Portugal has 4 international airports located near Lisbon, Porto, Faro and Beja. The national railway system service is provided by Comboios de Portugal. The major seaports are located in Leixões, Aveiro, Figueira da Foz, Lisbon, Setúbal, Sines and Faro. Roads In 1972, Brisa was to construct of roadways by the end of 1981. The first priority was a highway designated as A1, a stretch reaching from the capital of Lisbon north to Porto, Portugal's second-largest city. This highway would become a crucial link to the industrial activity in the north of the country and experience the highest traffic volumes in Brisa's network. Construction also began on the A2, which was projected to reach from Lisbon to resort areas on the southern coast. Two y ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Airports In Portugal
This is a list of airports in Portugal (including Azores and Madeira), sorted by location. List Notes: * The location is the municipality ('' município'' or ''concelho'') which in a few instances is preceded by the parish (''freguesia''). * The airport name is linked to the English airport name, followed by the Portuguese name and a link to a web page. {, class="wikitable sortable" , - valign=top align=left ! Location ! Region ! ICAO ! IATA ! Airport name , - bgcolor=#CCCCCC , Portugal: Public airports , , , , , - valign=top , Beja , Alentejo , LPBJ , BYJ , Beja Airport , - valign=top , Braga , Norte , LPBR , BGZ , Braga Airport (''Aeródromo Municipal de Braga'') (Palmeira, Braga, - valign=top , Bragança (Portugal), Bragança , Norte , LPBG , BGC , Bragança Airport (''Aeródromo Municipal de Bragança'') (Domestic and International, - valign=top , Cascais , Lisboa , LPCS , CAT , Lisbon-Cascais Regional Airport (''Aeródromo Municipal d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
