Aeródromo Municipal Bissaya Barreto
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Aeródromo Municipal Bissaya Barreto {code:PCO} (also known as Aeródromo de Coimbra or Airfield of Coimbra
Coimbra
Coimbra is a city in the municipality of Coimbra in Portugal. Although it served as the nation's capital during the High Middle Ages, it is better-known for its university, the University of Coimbra, which is one of the oldest in Europe and the oldest academic institution in the...

 / Antanhol / Cernache) is a regional airfield located in the parish Antanhol, Coimbra
Coimbra
Coimbra is a city in the municipality of Coimbra in Portugal. Although it served as the nation's capital during the High Middle Ages, it is better-known for its university, the University of Coimbra, which is one of the oldest in Europe and the oldest academic institution in the...

 municipality (N 40° 09, 35' - W 008° 28, 05'), in the civil parish of Antanhol,near Cernache, 7.5 km SW of Coimbra city centre ("Baixa de Coimbra") and close to the Mondego river.
The airfield has 920 metres x 30 metres runway and Flight Information Service
Flight Information Service
A flight information service is a form of air traffic service which is available to any aircraft within a flight information region , as agreed internationally by ICAO....

usually from sunrise until the sunset, this regional airport in Baixo Mondego
Baixo Mondego
Baixo Mondego is a Portuguese NUTS3 subregion that comprises the lower part of the Mondego River. It is a subregion of the Centro Region and is centered on the historical city of Coimbra...

, Central Portugal has all the fundamental facilities for private flights. It includes complete airfield lighting systems, refueling facilities, some hangars, and a restaurant.

See also


Centro
CentrO
CentrO is part of a large commercial development in Oberhausen, Germany, called the "Neue Mitte" or "new center". A large steel production plant used to occupy the site until the late 1980s. Besides the CentrO shopping mall the area today houses attractions such as a children's theme park and a...

, Baixo Mondego
Baixo Mondego
Baixo Mondego is a Portuguese NUTS3 subregion that comprises the lower part of the Mondego River. It is a subregion of the Centro Region and is centered on the historical city of Coimbra...

, Coimbra district, Portugal
Portugal
Portugal , officially the Portuguese Republic is a country situated in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. Portugal is the westernmost country of Europe, and is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the West and South and by Spain to the North and East. The Atlantic archipelagos of the...

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