Madeira Airport (FNC/LPMA)
New routes and frequency possibilities and why these routes would work
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Madeira – the Pearl of the Atlantic offering fireworks, UNESCO protected forest, and fabulous proven route opportunities. |
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Under-exploited potential (currently low cost airlines generate just 15% of traffic). As many Europeans head to the ski slopes in February, in Funchal people surge onto the balmy streets to celebrate the annual Madeira Carnival.
Other major reasons to serve this airport
- Low seasonality of the destination
- Low cost traffic represents 15% of total traffic
- 2010 ASQ Assured on Service Quality
- Service Level Agreements with business partners in order to provide passengers with maximum service
- Madeira Airports has implemented a Quality System Management under ISO 9001 and has been certified since 2007
- First Portuguese airport to implement and certify its Environmental Management System under norm ISO 14001 in 2007
Key factors
- One of the oldest tourism destinations in Europe
- Laurissilva forest (UNESCO World Natural Heritage) is a tourist attraction of world importance offering spectacular landscapes. There are five further designated Nature Reserves
- Meetings and Incentives
- Golf!
- Events throughout the year: Carnival, Flower Festival, Madeira Fireworks Festival, Madeira Wine Rally (Intercontinental Rally Challenge), New Year's Festivities, etc.
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Incentive schemes are available for new routes – but Madeira has been succeeding for a long time – Reid's is a real classic hotel, beloved by the novelist Somerset Maugham – Churchill also stayed here.
Marketing and other support
- Madeira Airports offer incentive support schemes to both airlines and tour operators when opening new routes or increasing frequencies
- Close cooperation with the tourist entities to support domestic or international routes start-ups and promotional campaigns
- Monthly Traffic statistics and market analysis provided online
- Organisation of promotional press conferences with local and regional media
- Participation on workshops and roadshows to promote routes
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This mountainous island also stages the IRC Rally Vinho Madeira, now a regular feature of the Intercontinental Rally Challenge.
Catchment Area
- Madeira's population of 260,000 means that the catchment is almost wholly-inbound, proven, and limitless.
Under-served freight opportunities and other economic impact factors
Please contact us for more information on freight opportunities.
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The first Portuguese airport to implement and certify its Environmental Management System under ISO 14001 is just 20 minutes to downtown – or certainly less than an hour from the UNESCO-protected Laurisilva subtropical forest – a relic of the past before the last Ice Age...
Geography
- 13.2 km/ 20 minutes from Funchal city centre
Infrastructure & Operations
- Runways (number and length): 05/23 2,781mx45m
- Slot Coordinated: Yes
- Operating hours: 24H
- Technical Data:
- IATA/ ICAO code: FNC/ LPMA
- Date of first flight: 1964
- Location: 13.2km from centre of Funchal
- Operational hours: H24
- Passengers per hour: 3,200 (1,600+1,600)
- Movements per hour: 14 (7+7)
- Departure gates: 16
- Terminal capacity: 3,500,000 passengers per year
- Check-in counters: 40
- Arrival aprons: 4
- Runways: 05/ 23 (2.781m x 45m)
- Parking positions: 15 (2 wide body)
- Taxiways: 23m
Vital statistics
- Largest carrier: TAP Portugal
