São Jacinto Airport
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São Jacinto Airport or Aveiro Airport (Portuguese: Aveiro Aerodromo) is a small former military airport near the city of Aveiro in Portugal
. It is located on a peninsula
, between the Atlantic ocean and the Vouga River estuary
, in the parish of Sao Jacinto. It now sees limited civilian general aviation
use and is home to a small airclub, Aeroclube de Aveiro. It has a single runway in the 17/35 direction and a relatively large apron. The harbour of Aveiro is nearby, as well as the Silver Coast beaches (Costa de Prata).
Portugal
Portugal , officially the Portuguese Republic is a country situated in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. Portugal is the westernmost country of Europe, and is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the West and South and by Spain to the North and East. The Atlantic archipelagos of the...
. It is located on a peninsula
Peninsula
A peninsula is a piece of land that is bordered by water on three sides but connected to mainland. In many Germanic and Celtic languages and also in Baltic, Slavic and Hungarian, peninsulas are called "half-islands"....
, between the Atlantic ocean and the Vouga River estuary
Estuary
An estuary is a partly enclosed coastal body of water with one or more rivers or streams flowing into it, and with a free connection to the open sea....
, in the parish of Sao Jacinto. It now sees limited civilian general aviation
General aviation
General aviation is one of the two categories of civil aviation. It refers to all flights other than military and scheduled airline and regular cargo flights, both private and commercial. General aviation flights range from gliders and powered parachutes to large, non-scheduled cargo jet flights...
use and is home to a small airclub, Aeroclube de Aveiro. It has a single runway in the 17/35 direction and a relatively large apron. The harbour of Aveiro is nearby, as well as the Silver Coast beaches (Costa de Prata).