# Montijo Air Base, Montijo, Portugal

**Montijo Air Base** is a medium airport in Montijo, Setúbal District, Portugal. It opened on 3 Mar 1953. It has 2 runways; the longest is 2,440 m (8,005 ft). It is operated by Portuguese Air Force.

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

## At a glance

- Type: Medium airport
- Operator: Portuguese Air Force
- Serves: Montijo, Setúbal District, Portugal
- Opened: 3 Mar 1953
- Elevation: 14 m / 46 ft
- Coordinates: 38.7093, -9.0337
- Runways: 2
- Longest runway: 2,440 m / 8,005 ft
- Time zone: UTC+0/+1 · Europe/Lisbon
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Montijo_Air_Base (6 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6906023
- Weather station: LPMT · WMO 08534
- Ident: LPMT

## Timeline

- 3 Mar 1953: Montijo Air Base opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 07/25 | 2,440 m / 8,005 ft | 45 m / 148 ft | Concrete | 072° / 252° | yes |
| 01/19 | 2,147 m / 7,044 ft | 45 m / 148 ft | Asphalt | 007° / 187° | yes |

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 2,440 m / 8,005 ft | =2,696 of 29,858 | =516 in Europe | =12 in PT |
| Elevation | 14 m / 46 ft | =39,495 of 43,403 | =5,297 in Europe | #58 in PT |
| Age | Opened 1953 | =3,935 of 15,079 | =792 in Europe | #8 in PT |
| Runways | 2 | =715 of 29,978 | =135 in Europe | =1 in PT |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| GND | GND | 142.400 |
| TWR | TWR | 134.100 |

## Nearby airports

- [LIS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lppt.md) Lisbon Humberto Delgado Airport · 12 km / 7.4 mi
- [LPAR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lpar.md) Alverca Air Base · 19 km / 12 mi
- [CAT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lpcs.md) Cascais Airport · 28 km / 17 mi
- [LPST](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lpst.md) Sintra Air Base · 30 km / 19 mi
- [LPSO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lpso.md) Aeródromo Municipal de Ponte de Sor · 101 km / 63 mi
- [LPEV](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lpev.md) Évora Airfield · 101 km / 63 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/lpmt/data