Airports / Portugal / LPVL
Based operators
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
8 nm
To the nearest alternate
Francisco de Sá Carneiro Airport (OPO) — 5 fields within 50 nm.
Overview
Vilar de Luz Airfield (LPVL) is a mid-sized airport serving Maia, Portugal. The airport sits 762 feet above sea level. With no scheduled airline service, it caters to private, charter, and general aviation traffic.
The airport anchors local charter capacity — Nortavia S.A. is based here. When weather or ramp space demands it, nearby options are Francisco de Sá Carneiro Airport (OPO, 8 nm), Braga Municipal Aerodrome (LPBR, 19 nm), and Ovar Air Base (LPOV, 22 nm).
Charter pricing from LPVL depends on aircraft category, positioning distance, and trip timing. Compare rated operators or run a route through the cost estimator to gauge pricing from Maia.
Field capability
ICAO
LPVL
IATA
—
FAA / Local
LPVL
Elevation
762 ft
Coordinates
41.2773° N · 8.5162° 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 762 ft, LPVL sits higher than 81% of the 31 Portugal fields on the register.
Based charter operators1
Access & alternates
Closest alternate fields by great-circle distance — every listing links to its own field brief.
- 8nmOPOFrancisco de Sá Carneiro AirportPorto
- 19nmLPBRBraga Municipal AerodromeBraga
- 22nmLPOVOvar Air BaseOvar
- 36nmVRLVila Real AirportVila Real
- 44nmVSEAerodromo Goncalves Lobato (Viseu Airport)Viseu
- 58nmVGOVigo AirportVigo
Location
Open the full mapLPVL · Vilar de Luz Airfield · Maia, Portugal