Airports / Portugal / VRL
Vila Real Airport
LPVR / VRLVila Real, PortugalELEV 1,805 FT
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
34 nm
To the nearest alternate
Aerodromo Goncalves Lobato (Viseu Airport) (VSE) — 5 fields within 50 nm.
Overview
Located in Vila Real, Portugal, Vila Real Airport (LPVR / VRL) operates as a mid-sized airport. The airport sits 1,805 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 VRL for departures. When weather or ramp space demands it, nearby options are Aerodromo Goncalves Lobato (Viseu Airport) (VSE, 34 nm), Vilar de Luz Airfield (LPVL, 36 nm), and Braga Municipal Aerodrome (LPBR, 38 nm).
Charter pricing from VRL depends on aircraft category, positioning distance, and trip timing. Compare rated operators or run a route through the cost estimator to gauge pricing from Vila Real.
Field capability
ICAO
LPVR
IATA
VRL
FAA / Local
LPVR
Elevation
1,805 ft
Coordinates
41.2743° N · 7.7205° 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 1,805 ft, VRL sits higher than 90% 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.
- 34nmVSEAerodromo Goncalves Lobato (Viseu Airport)Viseu
- 36nmLPVLVilar de Luz AirfieldMaia
- 38nmLPBRBraga Municipal AerodromeBraga
- 43nmOPOFrancisco de Sá Carneiro AirportPorto
- 47nmLPOVOvar Air BaseOvar
- 57nmBGCBragança AirportBragança
Location
Open the full mapLPVR · Vila Real Airport · Vila Real, Portugal