Airports / Portugal / FNC
Cristiano Ronaldo International Airport
LPMA / FNCFunchal, PortugalELEV 192 FT
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
31 nm
To the nearest alternate
Porto Santo Airport (PXO).
Overview
Cristiano Ronaldo International Airport (LPMA / FNC) is a large commercial airport serving Funchal, Portugal. Field elevation is 192 feet above sea level. Scheduled carriers operate here, and the field also sees regular private and charter activity.
While no charter operators list FNC as their home base, the field is reachable for repositioned charter aircraft from nearby bases. The closest alternate fields are Porto Santo Airport (PXO, 31 nm), La Palma Airport (SPC, 250 nm), and Tenerife Norte-Ciudad de La Laguna Airport (TFN, 254 nm).
Trip costs from FNC are driven by the aircraft category flown and how far it must reposition. You may also see the field referenced as Madeira and Funchal. Browse operators flying from the area or estimate a trip cost from FNC to plan your flight.
Field capability
ICAO
LPMA
IATA
FNC
FAA / Local
LPMA
Elevation
192 ft
Coordinates
32.6978° N · 16.7746° 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
Large
Scheduled svc
Yes
Elevation vs Portugal fields
state range 5–2,241 ft
At 192 ft, FNC sits lower than 61% 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.
- 31nmPXOPorto Santo AirportVila Baleira
- 250nmSPCLa Palma AirportSta Cruz de la Palma, La Palma Island
- 254nmTFNTenerife Norte-Ciudad de La Laguna AirportTenerife
- 278nmACECésar Manrique-Lanzarote AirportSan Bartolomé
- 280nmTFSTenerife Sur AirportTenerife
- 295nmLPAGran Canaria AirportGran Canaria Island
Location
Open the full mapLPMA · Cristiano Ronaldo International Airport · Funchal, Portugal