# Braga Municipal Aerodrome

> Braga, PT · ICAO: LPBR · Medium Airport

## Quick Facts

| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| ICAO | `LPBR` |
| City | Braga |
| Country | PT |
| Type | Medium Airport |
| Elevation | 75 m |
| Cargo | ❌ |
| GPS | 41.58700, -8.44519 |

## Description

Braga Municipal Aerodrome (ICAO LPBR) works within tight limits: runway 07/25 offers 939 metres of asphalt, traffic is restricted to visual flight rules and ultralight aircraft, the field is run by Braga city council, and its main user is the Aero Clube de Braga, founded back in 1929. There is no IATA code, no scheduled service, no cargo handling and no customs post, and the strip is far too short for freighter aircraft in any case. That matters because greater Braga, in the Minho, is one of Portugal's strongest industrial regions, with electronics, automotive supply and textile plants including the large Bosch Car Multimedia site. Their air freight moves almost entirely through Porto Francisco Sá Carneiro Airport (OPO), some 50 km south-west and about forty minutes away on the A3 motorway, where cargo handling, customs clearance and European network connections are available. For ocean shipments the port of Leixões at Matosinhos lies at a similar distance, which makes combined air and sea solutions straightforward. For forwarders, LPBR is a club and training field with no freight relevance.

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