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Francisco Sa Carneiro Airport (OPO)
Airport Information
(Porto, Portugal)
 The biggest airport in the north of Portugal, Francisco Sa Carneiro Airport (Oporto Airport) can be found around 11 km / 7 miles to the north of the town of Porto (Oporto). Sporting a recently modernised terminal building and more than capable of handling three million yearly passengers with ease, Francisco Sa Carneiro Airport (OPO) lies close to Aveleda, Gandra, Lavra, Mirante, Moreira and Perafita, and is also near to the small village of Vila Nova da Telha.
The airport is home to around 15 busy airlines, which fly to a selection of more than 30 international destinations. Local buses run to the city of Porto and there are also services to many other destinations in the region such as Custóias, Leça, Santa Cruz and Vila Nova da Gaia.
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The Aerobus shuttle bus provides an especially popular way to reach central Porto, as well as to major hotels on-route. Speedy subway trains are available at the airport's adjacent train station, which use the 'violeta' line, while taxis operate 24 hours a day and leave from outside arrivals
Francisco Sa Carneiro Airport (OPO) Information: History and Facilities
Dating back to the war years of the early 1940s, Francisco Sa Carneiro Airport was officially opened in 1943. A site conveniently close to Porto and the coastline area was chosen, next to Mosteiro, Perafita and Santa Cruz do Bispo. In recent years, the airport has undergone considerable renovations, modernising the building and improving the amenities, and was named after Portugal's prominent prime minister Francisco Manuel Lumbrales de Sá Carneiro, who tragically died in 1980.
Cash machines are located throughout Porto's Francisco Sa Carneiro Airport and there is also a bank, operated by the Banco Totta e Açores, along with a bureau de change, a CTT post office and a lost property service. Shopping at the airport is extensive and it includes duty-free, with favourite outlets including Relay, the Cores Doces delicatessen, Football Corner, the Sunglass Hut and Rosior jewellers, along with Portuguese gift stores, such as the Instituto dos Vinhos Douro e Porto and Fernando Costa Almeida.
Coffee shops, cafés, restaurants and bars are also in good supply on all floors of the airport and include favourites, such as Café Aeroporto, Medas Beer, Meal O'Clock and the self-service Food Gallery. Business facilities can be found in the various airport lounges, which are located on levels 1 and 2. They include Airport Lounge 1, Airport Lounge 2 and the Navigator Lounge for use by TAP-Air Portugal passengers.
Francisco Sa Carneiro Airport (OPO) Information: About Porto Tourism
Porto is Portugal's second city and it most famous for its locally produced port wine, which can be sampled at several nearby vineyards. The Ribeira neighbourhood is lovely for strolling, with its narrow, cobbled streets and interesting colonial architecture. Cathedrals and museums abound in Porto, the best of which are the magnificent Terreiro de Se and the nearby Casa Museu De Guerra Junquiero, while the Barredo section of the city is a UNESCO World Heritage Site, with monuments galore.
Francisco Sa Carneiro Airport (OPO) is located in the nearby parish of Maia and is within Pedras Rubras area, next to Boa Nova, Vila Nove de Gaia and Porto itself. Plenty of gorgeous beaches are also close to the airport, such as those in Espinho and Matosinhos.
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