Caminho da Cortegaça (Escola)

Caminho da Cortegaça (Escola) is a bus stop in Freguesia de Pero Pinheiro, Sintra, Lisbon District. Caminho da Cortegaça (Escola) is situated nearby to the university Portuguese Air Force Academy, as well as near the aerodrome Sintra Air Base.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Portuguese Air Force Academy and Sintra Air Base.

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 1 km northwest of Caminho da Cortegaça (Escola).

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.

Museu do Ar

Museum

Photo: Ricardo Reis, CC BY-SA 2.0.

The Air Museum is an aviation museum of the Portuguese Air Force located at Sintra Air Base and with spaces at Ovar and Alverca. Museu do Ar is situated 1½ km west of Caminho da Cortegaça (Escola).