AviatDataAeroporto do Pico (Pico Airport) PIX / LPPI
Madalena, Pico Island, Azores · Azores (Portugal) · SATA Gestão de Aeródromos, S.A. (SATA Group / Azores Regional Government)
Limited hoursJet A-1
ICAO / IATALPPI / PIX
OperatorSATA Gestão de Aeródromos, S.A. (SATA Group / Azores Regional Government)
Coordinates38.5544°N, 28.4414°W
Elevation112 ft · 34 m
Time zoneAZOT (UTC-1/0 DST)
Passengers / yr—
CustomsNo
Border controlNo
SchengenYes
FuelJet A-1
Bonded—
AIP referenceLPPI — AIP Portugal (NAV Portugal), AD 2.LPPI
Operating hoursLimited; AD operating hours approx 09:00-12:00 and 14:00-17:00 UTC-1 (not H24); PPR/night ops on request
TerminalsSingle passenger terminal building
Runways (1)
- 09/27 · 1,745 m / 5,725 ft · 45 m wide · Asphalt · ILS CAT I (RWY 27)
Azores inter-island airport operated by SATA Gestão de Aeródromos. Scheduled domestic service (June 2026): SATA Air Açores inter-island (Ponta Delgada, Terceira) plus Azores Airlines on the Lisbon-Pico PSO route. Serves Pico Island in the central Azores group. Passenger note: SREA reports 112,126 passengers DISEMBARKED in 2024 (arrivals only, +9.1% YoY); total annual throughput (both directions) is roughly double — last published full-year total was 177,974 in 2022.
Services
Available
On request / PPR
Seasonal / ageing
Unconfirmed / not listed
Ground handling
Available
SATA Gestao de Aerodromos S.A. / SATA Air Acores S.A. (SATA Group)
SATA self-handles and provides third-party ramp/passenger ground handling at LPPI. Airport operator is SATA Gestao de Aerodromos S.A. (AIP AD ADMINISTRATION); Pico station manager Cesar Neves; station email •••. · 10:00-13:00 and 15:00-18:00 UTC (local 09:00-12:00 and 14:00-17:00) per AIP AD 2.3
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Aircraft fuel
On request
BENCOM, S.A. (Grupo Bensaude)
Named Jet A-1 into-plane fuel operator at LPPI. AIP AD 2.4 Remarks verbatim: 'Fuel operator: BENCOM SA Tel: •••'. Underwing (pressure) refuelling only; storage 112 m3, one 20,000 L refueller truck (max 1,400 L/min). · On request, 3 hours PPR (AIP AD 2.3)
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De-icing
Not listed
Part-145 line maintenance
Not listed
Part-145 base maintenance
Not listed
Component shops & overhaul
Not listed
Flight catering
Not listed
Aircraft cleaning
Not listed
Ground support equipment
Available
SATA Gestao de Aerodromos S.A. / SATA Air Acores S.A. (SATA Group)
GSE listed on official Azores Airlines Pico handling page: Loader, Airpower unit, Forklift, Aircraft Steps, Ground Power 90 KVA.
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Cargo handling
Available
SATA Gestao de Aerodromos S.A. / SATA Air Acores S.A. (SATA Group)
Cargo and baggage handling provided by SATA Air Acores (AIP AD 2.4 'Cargo handling facilities: Available by SATA Air Acores'); cargo station phone •••.
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Aviation security
Unconfirmed
SATA Gestao de Aerodromos S.A. / SATA Air Acores S.A. (SATA Group)
AIP AD 2.3 publishes airport security screening HOURS only; no named security contractor in public sources and it is not advertised as a SATA commercial service. Listed for completeness, not as a confirmed third-party provider. · 10:00-13:00 and 15:00-18:00 UTC (local 09:00-12:00 and 14:00-17:00)
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Passenger & crew transport
Available
SATA Gestao de Aerodromos S.A. / SATA Air Acores S.A. (SATA Group)
Crew/passenger accommodation arrangements and ground transportation offered per Azores Airlines Pico handling page.
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Flight support
Not listed
Hotel & travel
Not listed