# Alverca Air Base (LPAR)

**Alverca Air Base** (ICAO: LPAR) is a medium airport in Vila Franca de Xira, Lisbon District, Portugal. It opened in 1919. It has one runway, 2,990 m (9,810 ft) long, asphalt. It is operated by Portuguese Air Force.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/lpar

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: — / LPAR
- Type: Medium airport
- Operator: Portuguese Air Force
- Serves: Vila Franca de Xira, Lisbon District, Portugal
- Opened: 1919
- Elevation: 3 m / 11 ft
- Coordinates: 38.8833, -9.0301
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 2,990 m / 9,810 ft
- Time zone: UTC+0/+1 · Europe/Lisbon
- Wikipedia: https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Milit%C3%A4rflugplatz_Alverca (5 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q15120481
- Weather station: LPAR · WMO 08537
- Ident: LPAR

## Timeline

- 1919: Alverca Air Base opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 04/22 | 2,990 m / 9,810 ft | 45 m / 148 ft | Asphalt | 033° / 213° | yes |

## Rankings

Ranked among 48,075 open airports; = marks a shared place.

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 2,990 m / 9,810 ft | =1,430 of 29,858 | =217 in Europe | #8 in PT |
| Elevation | 3 m / 11 ft | =42,299 of 43,403 | =5,719 in Europe | #63 in PT |
| Age | Opened 1919 | =173 of 15,079 | =140 in Europe | =1 in PT |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =646 in Europe | =5 in PT |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| GND | GND | 138.800 |
| TWR | TWR | 119.225 |

## Nearby airports

- [LIS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lppt.md) Lisbon Humberto Delgado Airport · 15 km / 9.1 mi
- [LPMT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lpmt.md) Montijo Air Base · 19 km / 12 mi
- [LPST](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lpst.md) Sintra Air Base · 27 km / 17 mi
- [CAT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lpcs.md) Cascais Airport · 33 km / 21 mi
- [LPTN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lptn.md) Tancos Airbase · 87 km / 54 mi
- [LPSO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lpso.md) Aeródromo Municipal de Ponte de Sor · 92 km / 57 mi

## Sources

- [NOAA Aviation Weather Center](https://aviationweather.gov/data/api/): Weather data: NOAA Aviation Weather Center (Public Domain (US Government))
- [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/): Airport data from OurAirports (Public Domain)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org): Structured data from Wikidata (CC0 1.0)
- [timezone-boundary-builder](https://github.com/evansiroky/timezone-boundary-builder): Time zone boundaries © OpenStreetMap contributors, timezone-boundary-builder (ODbL 1.0)
- Every figure with its source: https://dromopedia.com/airports/lpar/data