SJZLPSJ

São Jorge Airport

Velas, Portugal · Europe

Europe Atlantic/Azores

1direct destinations

1airlines

1runway

1,412 mLongest runway

São Jorge Airport (Portuguese: Aérodromo de São Jorge) (IATA: SJZ, ICAO: LPSJ) is the only airport of the island of São Jorge, situated in the civil parish of Santo Amaro, municipality of Velas in the Azores. The airport is on the edge of Fajã da Queimada, along the southern coast, situated 6 km (3.7 mi) southeast of Velas and 28 km (17 mi) northwest of Calheta.

Location

38.666°N, 28.176°O · 95 m s. n. m. (311 ft)

General data

CountryPortugal

CityVelas

IATA codeSJZ

ICAO codeLPSJ

Coordinates38.666°N, 28.176°O

Elevation95 m s. n. m. (311 ft)

Time zoneAtlantic/Azores

Runways1

Longest runway1,412 m

OperatorANA-Aeroportos de Portugal

Direct destinations1

Official website

Runways · 1

13/31

Length1,412 m4,633 ft

Width45 m148 ft

SurfaceAsphalt

Lighted✓

Lengths and surfaces from the public OurAirports register; open runways only.

Radio frequencies · 1

Flight information

122.300RDO

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Reference frequencies for enthusiasts, from OurAirports (community database, public domain), checked on Oct 16, 2026. They may be outdated or incomplete and do not replace the AIP or current charts: not for navigation. In Europe the published frequency may be an 8.33 kHz channel (e.g., 118.505 for 118.500). In MHz.

Airlines operating here · 1

Other airlines with direct routes

SATA Air Açores

Airlines with current passenger routes from here, according to Wikipedia route tables cross-checked from both ends (October 2026).

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This page was last updated on October 15, 2026

APA

Vuelopedia. (2026, October 15). São Jorge Airport (SJZ). Retrieved October 18, 2026, from https://vuelopedia.org/en/airport/SJZ

MLA

“São Jorge Airport (SJZ).” Vuelopedia, Fundación Poderia, 15 Oct. 2026, vuelopedia.org/en/airport/SJZ. Accessed 18 Oct. 2026.

Chicago

Vuelopedia. “São Jorge Airport (SJZ).” Fundación Poderia. Last modified October 15, 2026. https://vuelopedia.org/en/airport/SJZ.

Harvard

Vuelopedia (2026) São Jorge Airport (SJZ). Available at: https://vuelopedia.org/en/airport/SJZ (Accessed: 18 October 2026).

BibTeX

@misc{vuelopedia_en_airport_sjz,
  author       = {{Vuelopedia}},
  title        = {{São Jorge Airport (SJZ)}},
  publisher    = {Fundación Poderia},
  year         = {2026},
  date         = {2026-10-15},
  url          = {https://vuelopedia.org/en/airport/SJZ},
  howpublished = {\url{https://vuelopedia.org/en/airport/SJZ}},
  urldate      = {2026-10-18},
  note         = {Accessed 2026-10-18}
}

Wikipedia

{{cite web |url=https://vuelopedia.org/en/airport/SJZ |title=São Jorge Airport (SJZ) |website=Vuelopedia |publisher=Fundación Poderia |date=2026-10-15 |access-date=2026-10-18 |language=en}}