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  2. Madeira Airport - Wikipedia

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    Madeira Airport (Portuguese: Aeroporto da Madeira) (IATA: FNC, ICAO: LPMA), informally Funchal Airport (Aeroporto do Funchal), formerly Santa Catarina Airport (Aeroporto de Santa Catarina) and officially Cristiano Ronaldo International Airport, is an international airport in the civil parish of Santa Cruz in the Portuguese archipelago and autonomous region of Madeira.

  3. Transport in Madeira - Wikipedia

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    Transport in Madeira. The Madeira islands and Funchal have an extensive public transportation system. Travel between the two main islands is by plane or by ferries, the latter also allowing for the transportation of vehicles. Visiting the interior of the islands is now easy, due to major road developments, known as the Vias rápidas, on the ...

  4. Funchal - Wikipedia

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    The airport was one of the most dangerous airports in the world [21] [22] due to the limited flat space in close proximity to cliffs, but the extension of the runway on concrete pillars in the sea has improved safety. The Port of Funchal was the only major port in Madeira. Since 2007 it has been fully dedicated to passenger transport (cruise ...

  5. Port of Funchal - Wikipedia

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    History. The Port of Funchal was the only major port in Madeira until 2007 when it became fully dedicated to passenger transport – cruise ships and ferries – and other tourist-related boats and yachts. In that year all remaining fishing activity and cargo trade was moved to the newly developed port of Caniçal, 12 mi (19 km) to the east.

  6. File:Amazing but dangerous landing at Madeira Airport TAP ...

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  7. Porto Santo Airport - Wikipedia

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    The island of Porto Santo was the first of the Madeira Islands to obtain an airport. In 1959, [2] its runway was built with an initial length of 2,000 m (6,600 ft). The first aircraft to land at this airport was a TAP Air Portugal Douglas DC-4, on 20 July 1960.

  8. Yosemite’s Half Dome cables are dangerous. Here’s why they ...

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    But there’s no real reason, besides bureaucratic stubbornness, why the Half Dome cables need to be so dangerous. It’s a wonder more people haven’t died. It’s a wonder more people haven’t ...

  9. SA de Transport Aérien Flight 730 - Wikipedia

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    Survivors. 21. SA de Transport Aérien Flight 730 was a Sud Aviation SE-210 Caravelle 10R aircraft, registered as HB-ICK, that crashed on approach to Funchal Airport, Madeira, on December 18, 1977. The flight crew consisted of two captains. The pilot in command had never previously landed at Funchal and was being trained to operate from the ...

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