Airports / Portugal / OPO
Francisco de Sá Carneiro Airport
LPPR / OPOPorto, PortugalELEV 228 FT
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
8 nm
To the nearest alternate
Vilar de Luz Airfield (LPVL) — 5 fields within 50 nm.
Overview
Francisco de Sá Carneiro Airport (LPPR / OPO) is a large commercial airport serving Porto, Portugal. The airport sits 228 feet above sea level. Alongside scheduled airline service, the airport handles a steady flow of private and charter traffic.
No charter operator is headquartered on the field, but operators routinely position aircraft into OPO for departures. When weather or ramp space demands it, nearby options are Vilar de Luz Airfield (LPVL, 8 nm), Ovar Air Base (LPOV, 20 nm), and Braga Municipal Aerodrome (LPBR, 23 nm).
Charter pricing from OPO depends on aircraft category, positioning distance, and trip timing. Compare rated operators or run a route through the cost estimator to gauge pricing from Porto.
Field capability
ICAO
LPPR
IATA
OPO
FAA / Local
LPPR
Elevation
228 ft
Coordinates
41.2481° N · 8.6814° 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 228 ft, OPO sits lower than 58% 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.
- 8nmLPVLVilar de Luz AirfieldMaia
- 20nmLPOVOvar Air BaseOvar
- 23nmLPBRBraga Municipal AerodromeBraga
- 43nmVRLVila Real AirportVila Real
- 48nmVSEAerodromo Goncalves Lobato (Viseu Airport)Viseu
- 59nmVGOVigo AirportVigo
Location
Open the full mapLPPR · Francisco de Sá Carneiro Airport · Porto, Portugal