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2. João Paulo II Airport - Wikipedia

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   Ponta Delgada–João Paulo II Airport ( IATA: PDL, ICAO: LPPD ), named after Pope John Paul II, is an international airport located on the island of São Miguel, in the Portuguese archipelago of the Azores. Situated 2 kilometres (1.2 miles; 1.1 nautical miles) west of the city centre of Ponta Delgada, it is the primary (and busiest) airport in ...

3. Ponta Delgada - Wikipedia

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   Ponta Delgada ( Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈpõtɐ ðɛlˈɣaðɐ] ⓘ; lit. '"Thin Cape"') is the largest municipality ( concelho) and executive capital of the Autonomous Region of the Azores in Portugal. It is located on São Miguel Island, the largest and most populous in the archipelago.

4. Azores - Wikipedia

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   The primary (and busiest) airport of the island group is João Paulo II Airport. The commercial terminals in Ponta Delgada, Horta, Vila do Porto and Santa Cruz das Flores are operated by ANA – Aeroportos de Portugal, a public entity that oversees the operations of airports

5. Aviation in the Azores - Wikipedia

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   The city of Horta was bombarded in December 1916, and the following year the city was shelled by the German U-boat SM U-155 on 4 July 1917.. With the U.S. entry into the First World War the previous year, American naval forces occupied and operated a naval base in Ponta Delgada, consisting of a few Curtiss HS2L hydroplanes, 150 infantrymen, two pieces of artillery, some ships and submarines.

6. São Miguel Island - Wikipedia

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   São Miguel Island ( pronounced [ˈsɐ̃w miˈɣɛl]; Portuguese for " Saint Michael "), nicknamed "The Green Island" ( Ilha Verde ), is the largest and most populous island in the Portuguese archipelago of the Azores. The island covers 760 km 2 (290 sq mi) and has around 140,000 inhabitants, with 45,000 people residing in Ponta Delgada, the ...

7. ANA Aeroportos de Portugal - Wikipedia

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   At the end of 1998, ANA Aeroportos, EP, split into two new companies, leaving these a legacy of infrastructures, positive economic and corporate indicators and a culture of competitiveness. ANA – Aeroportos de Portugal, SA, focused on airport management, and NAV, EP, focused on air navigation, were thus born. Lisbon Airport with ANA signage.