Lisbon's Beaches
Fly around Lisbon and along it's southern beaches.
The flight plan is simplicity itself:
1. WNW to the Airbase
2. WSW to the coast
3. Follow the coast E
The final waypoint Forte de Monsanto, is a 19c fort (now a prison) and distinctive landmark 2.5nm SW of Lisbon Airport.
- Country: Portugal
- Locale: Lisbon
- Route: Lisbon Portela (LPPT) to Lisbon Portela (LPPT)
- Distance: 37 nm
- File name: portugal-LPPT-to-LPPT-VFR-lisbon-211214
Waypoints
- WP 1 - Sintra AB and Air Force Academy
- WP 2 - Motor Racing Circuit (Circuito de Estoril)
- WP 3 - Marina at Cascalis | Follow the coast E
- WP 4 - Marina at de Oeiras | Follow the coast E
- WP 5 - Abril Bridge
- WP 6 - Forte de Monsanto
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WP 1 - Sintra AB and Air Force Academy
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WP 1 - Sintra AB and Air Force Academy
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WP 1 - Sintra AB and Air Force Academy
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WP 1 - Sintra AB and Air Force Academy
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WP 2 - Motor Racing Circuit (Circuito de Estoril)
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WP 2 - Motor Racing Circuit (Circuito de Estoril)
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WP 2 - Motor Racing Circuit (Circuito de Estoril)
![](pics/lisbon-211214-011.jpg)
WP 3 - Marina at Cascalis | Follow the coast E
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WP 3 - Marina at Cascalis | Follow the coast E
![](pics/lisbon-211214-015.jpg)
WP 4 - Marina at de Oeiras | Follow the coast E
![](pics/lisbon-211214-016.jpg)
On the lower right of this feature is a coastal fort. As of December 2021 it is under repair.
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WP 5 - Abril Bridge
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WP 6 - Forte de Monsanto