MADEIRA AIRPORT ASSISTANCE

History Madeira International Airport

Madeira Airport was officially opened on 7 July 1964, with two 1,600 m (5,200 ft) runways. The first flight to land there was a TAP Air Portugal Lockheed Constellation with 80 passengers on board.

In 1972, the popularity of visiting the island of Madeira increased, so the runway was extended to allow modern and larger aircraft to land. Considered the Kai Tak of Europe because of its singular approach to runway 05, the decision was made to extend the existing runway instead of building a new one. The runway was extended to 1,800 m (5,900 ft), with the extension inaugurated on 1 February 1986 by then president of the Portuguese Republic António Ramalho Eanes.

In the meantime, a new terminal was built at the airport in 1973, handling 500,000 passengers.

However, as demand for tourism continued to grow, the runway was extended further. The newly extended runway—now 2,781 m (9,124 ft) long—and terminal were inaugurated on 6 October 2002, and to mark the occasion, an Air Atlanta Icelandic Boeing 747-200, registration TF-ABA, landed at the airport. Although this was a rare event, some TAP Air Portugal flights on the Lisbon-Caracas-Lisbon route used to have scheduled stops at Madeira with Airbus A330-200 widebody aircraft.

Facilities and Services Madeira International Airport

Cristiano Ronaldo Madeira Airport counts with a good variety of Services and amenities:

• ATMs
• Currency exchange
• Car hire offices
• Wi-Fi access
• Restaurants and cafeterias

Transport Madeira International Airport

Madeira Airport is equipped with the following transport options:

Bus: Several public transportation lines and the Aerobus gets to Funchal from the airport.

Taxi: The trip to Funchal by taxi takes 20 minutes.

Car Rental: Find your best car rental option in Madeira Airport.

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