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Sintra Air Base

Sintra, Portugal

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LPST

Elevation

440 ft

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Location

Sintra · 11 · Portugal

Position

38.831°, -9.340° · 440 ft elev.

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Historic Portuguese Air Force base near Sintra's heritage hills.

Opened

1912

Location

Sintra, Portugal

Sintra Air Base (ICAO: LPST) is a military airfield operated by the Portuguese Air Force (Força Aérea Portuguesa), located near the town of Sintra in western Portugal, approximately 25 kilometres northwest of Lisbon. The base serves as a key installation for Portuguese military aviation, hosting training and operational units. The airfield has deep historical roots in Portuguese aviation history and is home to the Museu do Ar (Air Museum), which preserves a significant collection of historic Portuguese military and civilian aircraft. The base does not handle commercial passenger traffic and has no IATA code assigned. Sintra itself is renowned as a UNESCO World Heritage Site, and the air base sits within a region of considerable cultural and historical significance. Access to the base is restricted to authorized military personnel and visitors to the Air Museum.

Getting to & from

The base is accessible by road from Sintra town centre, with rail connections from Lisbon to Sintra railway station serving the broader area.

Notable facts

›Home to the Museu do Ar (Portuguese Air Museum), one of the most important aviation museums in the Iberian Peninsula.
›One of the oldest active military airfields in Portugal, with origins dating to the early 20th century.
›Operated exclusively by the Força Aérea Portuguesa (Portuguese Air Force) with no commercial flights.
›Located near the UNESCO World Heritage town of Sintra, known for its royal palaces and natural park.
›No IATA code is assigned due to its purely military function.

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Sintra Air Base, officially designated as Air Base No. 1, is a Portuguese Air Force base located in the Sintra Municipality, Portugal. The base is home to a flight training squadron and the Portuguese Air Force Academy.

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