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According to the actual weather forecast at Funchal airport at 8:50pm, the wind speed was 6 knots (3.1 m/s; 11.1 km/h; 6.9 mph) - a heading of 200, visibility 5 kilometres (3.1 mi; 2.7 nmi), cloud 7/8, rain showers, airfield pressure at runway 24: 1006 mbar, at runway 06: 1008 mbar, temperature 18–19 °C (64–66 °F).
The archipelago is the first territorial discovery of the exploratory period of the Age of Discovery. Madeira is a year-round resort, particularly for Portuguese, but also British (148,000 visits in 2021), and Germans (113,000). [13] It is by far the most populous and densely populated Portuguese island.
www.cm-funchal.pt. Funchal (Portuguese pronunciation: [fũˈʃal] ⓘ) is the capital, largest city and the municipal seat of Portugal 's Autonomous Region of Madeira, bordered by the Atlantic Ocean. The city has a population of 105,795, [ 1 ] making it the sixth largest city in Portugal. Because of its high cultural and historical value ...
Madeira airport as seen in 1990, pre-runway extension Madeira Airport was officially opened on 7 July 1964, with a single 1,600 m (5,200 ft) runway (06/24). The first flight to land there was a TAP Air Portugal Lockheed Constellation with 80 passengers on board.
Funchal. Demographics. Population. 245,595 (2021) Madeira is a Portuguese island, and is the largest and most populous of the Madeira Archipelago. It has an area of 740.7 km 2 (286 sq mi), including Ilhéu de Agostinho, Ilhéu de São Lourenço, Ilhéu Mole (northwest). As of 2021, Madeira had a total population of 245,595.
32°40′32″N 16°54′01″W / 32.6755°N 16.9003°W / 32.6755; -16.9003 (Monte station) Open. 2000. Technical features. Aerial lift type. Gondola lift. Operating speed. 5 m/s. The Funchal Cable Car (Portuguese: Teleférico do Funchal), or Madeira Cable Car, is a gondola lift that transports people from the lower section of ...
History. The Port of Funchal was the only major port in Madeira until 2007 when it became fully dedicated to passenger transport – cruise ships and ferries – and other tourist-related boats and yachts. In that year all remaining fishing activity and cargo trade was moved to the newly developed port of Caniçal, 12 mi (19 km) to the east.
The Savage Islands or Selvagens Islands (Portuguese: Ilhas Selvagens IPA: [ˈiʎɐʃ sɛlˈvaʒɐ̃jʃ]; also known as the Salvage Islands[2][3]) are a small Portuguese archipelago in the North Atlantic Ocean, 280 kilometres (175 mi) south of Madeira and 165 kilometres (105 mi) north of the Canary Islands. [4][5] The archipelago includes two ...