AviatDataAeroporto das Flores (Flores Airport) FLW / LPFL
Santa Cruz das Flores, Flores Island, Azores · Azores (Portugal) · ANA Aeroportos de Portugal, S.A. (VINCI Airports)
109kpax · 2024
Limited hoursJet A-1
ICAO / IATALPFL / FLW
OperatorANA Aeroportos de Portugal, S.A. (VINCI Airports)
Coordinates39.4581°N, 31.1322°W
Elevation105 ft · 32 m
Time zoneAZOT (UTC-1/0 DST)
Passengers / yr109,444 (2024)
CustomsNo
Border controlNo
SchengenYes
FuelJet A-1
Bonded—
AIP referenceLPFL — AIP Portugal (NAV Portugal), AD 2.LPFL
Operating hoursLimited; not H24 (daylight/published operating hours only)
TerminalsSingle small passenger terminal
Runways (1)
- 18/36 · 1,400 m / 4,593 ft · 30 m wide · Asphalt
Airport contact
Operated by ANA Aeroportos de Portugal (VINCI); served solely by SATA Air Açores on inter-island/domestic flights, gateway to Flores in the western Azores.
Services
Available
On request / PPR
Seasonal / ageing
Unconfirmed / not listed
Ground handling
Available
SATA Air Acores / Azores Airlines (Flores Handling)
SATA is the sole ground handling agent at Flores (LPFL). Station manager Sandro Soares; alt email •••; SITA FLWKKSP/FLWOWSP. Confirmed on official Azores Airlines Flores handling page and AIP AD 2.3 (Handling = HO, during operating hours). · 09h30-16h30 LT (per official SATA Flores handling page); AIP lists Handling as HO (during aerodrome operating hours)
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Aircraft fuel
Not listed
De-icing
Not listed
Part-145 line maintenance
Not listed
Part-145 base maintenance
Not listed
Component shops & overhaul
Not listed
Flight catering
Unconfirmed
SATA Air Acores / Azores Airlines (Flores Handling)
No local catering at Flores. The official Azores Airlines Flores handling page lists Catering Arrangements as NOT available; no published local catering channel exists (centralization at Ponta Delgada is unverified inference). Status downgraded from on_request to unconfirmed.
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Aircraft cleaning
Not listed
Ground support equipment
Available
SATA Air Acores / Azores Airlines (Flores Handling)
GSE via SATA handling: 1-ton forklift, portable/potable water, lavatory (LAV) service, and Ground Power units (90 and 120 KVA) - GPU IS available (corrected: original claim wrongly stated no GPU). No aircraft loaders and no aircraft steps available per official handling page.
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Cargo handling
Available
SATA Air Acores / Azores Airlines (Flores Handling)
Cargo and baggage handling provided by SATA. AIP AD 2.4 lists a 1-ton forklift plus a sufficient number of various vehicles and equipment; aerodrome chart shows dedicated cargo facilities on Apron A.
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Aviation security
Available
ANA Aeroportos de Portugal, SA (VINCI Airports) - Flores Airport operator
ANA is the airport operator/concessionaire. AIP AD 2.3 lists Security = HS (during aerodrome operating hours). No separate named commercial security firm is published; security is operator-provided. Published ANA contacts (AIP AD 2.2): Administration •••, OPS •••, email ••• - the ••• line is the published OPS number. · HS - during aerodrome operating hours (MON-FRI and SAT per AIP AD 2.3; aerodrome closed SUN)
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Passenger & crew transport
Not listed
Flight support
Not listed
Hotel & travel
Not listed