To: SlowBoat407
A bit of googling reveals that the article is somewhat deceptive ... Porto Santo is indeed 2 hrs by ferry from Madeira, but is 15 min away by air. There are regularly scheduled flights from Madeira, from Portugal, and other places. The single runway is 3000' long; it ain't LAX, but it will do for an A320.
47 posted on
12/29/2005 1:59:09 PM PST by
ArrogantBustard
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To: ArrogantBustard
LOL I notice that they had to skew the runway just to fit it across the island!
50 posted on
12/29/2005 2:01:02 PM PST by
SlowBoat407
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To: ArrogantBustard
The single runway is 3000' long;
That's 3000 meters which is over 9000 feet. The airport is B747 rated.
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57 posted on
12/29/2005 2:17:07 PM PST by
mugs99
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