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The report concluded that the flight crew violated the approach procedure, with the aircraft touching down 2,060 feet (630 m) from the beginning of the runway, which is 1,060 feet (320 m) farther than normal, and the speed was 148.2 knots (274.5 km/h; 170.5 mph) which is, 19.2 knots (35.6 km/h; 22.1 mph) higher than recommended.
The airport is located 13.2 km (8.2 mi) east-northeast of the regional capital, Funchal, after which it is sometimes informally named. It mostly hosts flights to European metropolitan destinations due to Madeira's importance as a leisure destination, and is pivotal in the movement of cargo in and out of the archipelago of Madeira.
At 19:55, the crew reported overflying Porto Santo island at 8,500 ft (2,600 m) and were instructed to continue their descent to 5000 ft and then to contact Funchal approach control. At 19:57, Funchal cleared the crew to descend to 3,500 ft (1,100 m) and informed them that the QNH was 1014.0 hpa. After being cleared for the approach, the crew ...
Airport Live is a live television programme broadcast on BBC Two over four nights from 17 June 2013 to 20 June 2013. The show was commissioned following the success of other "live" programmes such as Volcano Live .The show was presented by Kate Humble , Dan Snow , Anita Rani and Dallas Campbell from Heathrow Airport in London.
The city of Funchal was heavily damaged by landslides. In one instance, mud and water gushed down a city street over cars and buildings. [8] Communications were seriously disrupted across the island. [9] [10] [11] Amid the destruction, the airport was closed, bridges were washed away, and one man saw his family swept off by the waters.
Today Funchal is a major tourist town, with hotels, port, and an international airport Cristiano Ronaldo International Airport (FNC), located in the nearby municipality of Santa Cruz. Besides the city of Funchal, tourist destinations include: Ribeira Brava , Curral das Freiras , Porto Moniz , Santana , the Laurisilva forest, a UNESCO Natural ...
The island of Porto Santo was the first of the Madeira Islands to obtain an airport. In 1959, [2] its runway was built with an initial length of 2,000 m (6,600 ft). The first aircraft to land at this airport was a TAP Air Portugal Douglas DC-4, on 20 July 1960.
After attacking the ships, U-38 bombarded Funchal for two hours from a range of about 3 kilometres (2 mi). Batteries on Madeira returned fire and eventually forced U-38 to withdraw. [50] On 12 December 1917, two German U-boats, SM U-156 and SM U-157 (captained by Max Valentiner), again bombarded Funchal. [51] This time the attack lasted around ...