Airports / Portugal / PXO
Porto Santo Airport
LPPS / PXOVila Baleira, PortugalELEV 341 FT
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
31 nm
To the nearest alternate
Cristiano Ronaldo International Airport (FNC).
Overview
Porto Santo Airport, listed as LPPS / PXO, is a mid-sized airport in Vila Baleira, Portugal. The field lies at an elevation of 341 feet. The airport supports scheduled airline service as well as private jet and charter movements.
PXO has no resident charter fleet; trips here are typically flown by operators repositioning from surrounding airports. Useful alternates include Cristiano Ronaldo International Airport (FNC, 31 nm), Tenerife Norte-Ciudad de La Laguna Airport (TFN, 276 nm), and La Palma Airport (SPC, 277 nm).
Quotes for flights out of PXO vary with aircraft type, repositioning, and schedule flexibility. Use the cost estimator to model a trip from PXO, or browse verified operators serving the area.
Field capability
ICAO
LPPS
IATA
PXO
FAA / Local
LPPS
Elevation
341 ft
Coordinates
33.0734° N · 16.3500° 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
Yes
Elevation vs Portugal fields
state range 5–2,241 ft
At 341 ft, PXO sits higher 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.
- 31nmFNCCristiano Ronaldo International AirportFunchal
- 276nmTFNTenerife Norte-Ciudad de La Laguna AirportTenerife
- 277nmSPCLa Palma AirportSta Cruz de la Palma, La Palma Island
- 285nmACECésar Manrique-Lanzarote AirportSan Bartolomé
- 302nmTFSTenerife Sur AirportTenerife
- 306nmFUEFuerteventura AirportEl Matorral
Location
Open the full mapLPPS · Porto Santo Airport · Vila Baleira, Portugal