Francisco de Sá Carneiro Airport

Compiled by Bill Gao

Porto, Oporto District (Portugal)

IATA: OPO ICAO: LPPR

Longest Active Runway

11,417 ft

3,480 meters

Field Elevation

228 ft

69 m MSL

Runway Inventory

1 active

Lighted / Paved

Coordinates & Class

41.2481°, -8.6814°

LARGE AIRPORT

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Multi-Universe Rankings & Statistical Standing

How ranks work →

RunwayFacts Published Dataset

tied #303 of 650

In curated primary commercial index

Global Commercial Universe

#495 of 7558

Top 6.6% percentile worldwide

For airports with equal runway length, the worldwide order does not indicate a length difference.

National Standing (Portugal)

#2 of 2 in PT

#2 of 20 in full national registry

vs Large Airport Median

+14.2%

Compared to 10,000 ft baseline

💡 OPO in numbers: 11,417 ft longest runway · tied #303 of 650 published · #495 of 7,558 worldwide (top 6.6%) · #2 in Portugal.

🔬 Operational & Aerodrome Engineering Comparative Analysis

Longest runway ≥10,500 ft

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Elevation & National Context

Lowland Aerodrome (<2,000 ft)

OPO lies at 69 m (228 ft), #364 of 650 published airports by elevation and 38.7 percentile among 7,558 worldwide. It is 73 ft below the Portugal median (301 ft, 2 airports); LIS is highest at 374 ft, 146 ft higher than OPO.

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Regional Density & Alternates (100 NM)

1 Qualifying Aerodrome in Vicinity

Closest of 1 paved-runway (≥5,000 ft) neighbour within 100 NM: Santiago-Rosalía de Castro Airport (SCQ), 99.7 NM, 10,499 ft. OPO has the longest runway in this radius, 918 ft over SCQ.

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Runway Inventory & National Standing

Primary Runway: 11,417 ft (3,480 m)

OPO runway: 17/35 11,417 × 148 ft asphalt (asp). National standing: #2 of 2 in Portugal; LIS leads by 1,083 ft (12,500 ft). +14.2% vs the 10,000 ft baseline.

🛫 Physical Runway Inventory & Surface Engineering

Runway Designator	Length (ft / m)	Width (ft / m)	Surface Material	Lighting	Status
17/35	11,417 ft (3480 m / 3.480 km)	148 ft (45m)	`Asphalt (ASP)`	✅ Lighted	✅ Active

🧭 Comparative Aerodromes (100 NM Radius, ≥5,000 ft Paved)

Great-circle Haversine spatial proximity matching for commercial facilities with paved runway capacity within 100 NM.

Aerodrome Name	IATA	Distance	Longest Runway	Lighting
Santiago-Rosalía de Castro Airport (Santiago de Compostela)	`SCQ`	99.7 NM (184.6 km)	10,499 ft	✅ Lighted

🛡️ Source: OurAirports Open Aviation Database, snapshot 2026-09-01 · Provenance →