São Tomé International Airport

São Tomé International Airport
Aeroporto Internacional de São Tomé

IATA: TMSICAO: FPST

TMS
Location of airport in São Tomé and Príncipe

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 / 0.37806; 6.71222
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
11/29 2,220 7,283 Asphalt
Source: DAFIF[1][2]

São Tomé International Airport (Portuguese: Aeroporto Internacional de São Tomé) (IATA: TMS, ICAO: FPST) is an 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.

Facilities

The airport resides 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]

Airlines and destinations

AirlinesDestinations
Africa's Connection STP[4] Príncipe[5]
CEIBA Intercontinental Libreville, Malabo
STP Airways
operated by EuroAtlantic Airways
Lisbon
TAAG Angola Airlines Luanda, Praia
TAP Portugal Accra, Lisbon

Incidents

15 May 1979: A Lockheed L-100-20 Hercules, registration D2-FAF, of TAAG Angola Airlines crashed on landing at São Tomé International Airport

References

External links

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