Aviation in the Azores
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Aviation in the Azores is part of the greater history of aviation in Portugal, and involves the historical use of the archipelago of the Azores by North American, South American and European pioneers
The 1st U.S. Aeronautical company in Ponta Delgada (21 January 1918); one of the first completely equipped American aviation units to serve overseas in World War I
The NC-3, one of the three hydroplanes commanded by Albert Cushing Read, that was unable to complete its trans-Atlantic journey, in Ponta Delgada (19 May 1919)
The Amiot 123 piloted by Idzikowski and Kubala that was destroyed in Graciosa, on the Polish trans-Atlantic flight attempt
The Yankee Clipper, which started the trans-Atlantic mail service and frequently stopped in Horta (en route to Lisbon): it crashed in Lisbon on 22 February 1943
John Paul II Ponta Delgada Airport is an international airport located on the island of São Miguel, in the Portuguese archipelago of the Azores. Situated two kilometres west of the city centre of Pont
Aviation in the Azores
…Lajes Field, the primary military services field, also serving civilian aviation. Ponta Delgada (Nordela) João Paulo II Airport, the current hub of commercial air transport. Due to the relative distance between the islands of the archipelago, aviation is in many instances more…
SMG PDL Relva J Paulo 2 terminal
Landing strip of the airport with the Atlantic at the background
Interior of main terminal