Museu do Ar
The Air Museum is an aviation museum of the Portuguese Air Force located at Sintra Air Base and with spaces at Ovar and Alverca.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Opening hours: Tuesday—Sunday 10:00 AM—5:00 PM
- Type: Museum
- Description: aviation museum in Sintra, Portugal
- Also known as: “Air Museum”
- Address: Granja do Marquês, Almargem do Bispo, Pêro Pinheiro e Montelavar, 2715-021
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Sintra Air Base and Capela de Nossa Senhora do Ar.
Sintra Air Base
Aerodrome
Photo: Ricardo Reis, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Sintra Air Base, officially designated as Air Base No. 1, is a Portuguese Air Force base located in the Sintra Municipality, Portugal. The base is home to a flight training squadron and the Portuguese Air Force Academy.
Capela de Nossa Senhora do Ar
Church
Photo: GualdimG, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Capela de Nossa Senhora do Ar is a church, which is situated 260 metres north of Museu do Ar.
Portuguese Air Force Academy
University
Photo: SoAres, Public domain.
The Portuguese Air Force Academy is a Portuguese military higher education institution whose aim is to provide all its students with the training and the experience that will enable them to graduate having gained the knowledge and the character qualities that are essential for leadership, and the motivation to become Portuguese Air Force officers. Portuguese Air Force Academy is situated 750 metres east of Museu do Ar.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Pero Pinheiro and Montelavar.
Pero Pinheiro
Town
Photo: GualdimG, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Pero Pinheiro is a town, which is situated 2½ km northeast of Museu do Ar.
Montelavar
Town
Photo: GualdimG, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Montelavar is a town, which is situated 3 km north of Museu do Ar.
Terrugem
Town
Photo: GualdimG, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Terrugem is a town, which is situated 3½ km west of Museu do Ar.
Museu do Ar
- Categories: aviation museum, tourism, and tourist attraction
- Location: São João das Lampas e Terrugem, Sintra, Lisbon District, Portugal, Iberia, Europe
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Latitude
38.83653° or 38° 50′ 12″ northLongitude
-9.34119° or 9° 20′ 28″ westElevation
130 metres (427 feet)Open location code
8CCGRMP5+JGOpenStreetMap ID
way 186986519OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=museum
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In Other Languages
From Japanese to Portuguese—“Museu do Ar” goes by many names.
- Japanese: “航空博物館”
- Polish: “Museu do Ar”
- Portuguese: “Museu do ar”
- Portuguese: “Museu do Ar”
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Explore places such as Granja do Marquês and Fação.
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Museu do Ar”. Photo: Ricardo Reis, CC BY-SA 2.0.