São Tomé International Airport Aeroporto Internacional de São Tomé | |||||||||||
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Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
Serves | São Tomé, São Tomé Island, São Tomé and Príncipe | ||||||||||
Elevation AMSL | 33 ft / 10 m | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 00°22′41″N 006°42′44″E / 0.37806°N 6.71222°E | ||||||||||
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São Tomé International Airport ( Portuguese: Aeroporto Internacional de São Tomé) ( IATA: TMS, ICAO: FPST) is an international airport located on São Tomé Island, 5 kilometres (3 mi) from the city of São Tomé. [3] It is the main airport serving São Tomé and Príncipe.
The airport is at an elevation of 33 feet (10 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 11/29 with an asphalt surface measuring 2,220 by 45 metres (7,283 ft × 148 ft). [1]
During the 1967-70 secession war from Nigeria ( Nigerian Civil War), the airport served as the major base of operations for the Biafran airlift. The airlift was an international humanitarian relief effort (the largest civilian airlift to date) that transported food and medicine to eastern Nigeria. It is estimated to have saved more than a million lives. [4]
Airlines | Destinations |
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Afrijet | Libreville, Príncipe |
ASKY Airlines | Libreville, Lomé [5] |
STP Airways | Lisbon, Príncipe |
TAAG Angola Airlines | Luanda |
TAP Air Portugal | Accra, Lisbon |
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São Tomé International Airport Aeroporto Internacional de São Tomé | |||||||||||
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Summary | |||||||||||
Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
Serves | São Tomé, São Tomé Island, São Tomé and Príncipe | ||||||||||
Elevation AMSL | 33 ft / 10 m | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 00°22′41″N 006°42′44″E / 0.37806°N 6.71222°E | ||||||||||
Map | |||||||||||
Runways | |||||||||||
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São Tomé International Airport ( Portuguese: Aeroporto Internacional de São Tomé) ( IATA: TMS, ICAO: FPST) is an international airport located on São Tomé Island, 5 kilometres (3 mi) from the city of São Tomé. [3] It is the main airport serving São Tomé and Príncipe.
The airport is at an elevation of 33 feet (10 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 11/29 with an asphalt surface measuring 2,220 by 45 metres (7,283 ft × 148 ft). [1]
During the 1967-70 secession war from Nigeria ( Nigerian Civil War), the airport served as the major base of operations for the Biafran airlift. The airlift was an international humanitarian relief effort (the largest civilian airlift to date) that transported food and medicine to eastern Nigeria. It is estimated to have saved more than a million lives. [4]
Airlines | Destinations |
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Afrijet | Libreville, Príncipe |
ASKY Airlines | Libreville, Lomé [5] |
STP Airways | Lisbon, Príncipe |
TAAG Angola Airlines | Luanda |
TAP Air Portugal | Accra, Lisbon |
Graphs are unavailable due to technical issues. There is more info on
Phabricator and on
MediaWiki.org. |
Media related to São Tomé International Airport at Wikimedia Commons