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Aerodromo de Castelo Branco
LPCBCastelo Branco, PortugalELEV 1,300 FT
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
48 nm
To the nearest alternate
Aeródromo Municipal de Ponte de Sor (LPSO) — 2 fields within 50 nm.
Overview
Aerodromo de Castelo Branco, listed as LPCB, is a mid-sized airport in Castelo Branco, Portugal. The airport sits 1,300 feet above sea level. With no scheduled airline service, it caters to private, charter, and general aviation traffic.
No charter operator is headquartered on the field, but operators routinely position aircraft into LPCB for departures. When weather or ramp space demands it, nearby options are Aeródromo Municipal de Ponte de Sor (LPSO, 48 nm), Tancos Airbase (LPTN, 48 nm), and Aerodromo Municipal de Coimbra (LPCO, 51 nm).
Charter pricing from LPCB depends on aircraft category, positioning distance, and trip timing. Compare rated operators or run a route through the cost estimator to gauge pricing from Castelo Branco.
Field capability
ICAO
LPCB
IATA
—
FAA / Local
LPCB
Elevation
1,300 ft
Coordinates
39.8445° N · 7.4399° W
Airspace
G · GolfClass G — GolfUncontrolled field — no tower. Pilots self-announce and sequence themselves on the common traffic advisory frequency.Source: FAA NASR class airspace
Size
Medium
Scheduled svc
No
Elevation vs Portugal fields
state range 5–2,241 ft
At 1,300 ft, LPCB sits higher than 87% of the 31 Portugal fields on the register.
Access & alternates
Closest alternate fields by great-circle distance — every listing links to its own field brief.
- 48nmLPSOAeródromo Municipal de Ponte de SorPonte de Sor
- 48nmLPTNTancos AirbaseTancos
- 51nmLPCOAerodromo Municipal de CoimbraCoimbra
- 57nmVSEAerodromo Goncalves Lobato (Viseu Airport)Viseu
- 64nmBJZBadajoz AirportBadajoz
- 67nmLPMRMonte Real Air Base
Location
Open the full mapLPCB · Aerodromo de Castelo Branco · Castelo Branco, Portugal