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Pocilgas Destination Guide

Discover Pocilgas in Portugal

Pocilgas in the region of Azores is a town located in Portugal - some 877 mi or ( 1412 km ) West of Lisbon , the country's capital .

Interactive map of Pocilgas

Local time in Pocilgas is now 12:11 AM (Wednesday) . The local timezone is named " Atlantic/Azores " with a UTC offset of -1 hours. Depending on your flexibility, these larger cities might be interesting for you: Sao Pedro, Sao Lourenco, Santa Ana, Rua do Congro, and Prainha. When in this area, you might want to check out Sao Pedro . Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in Pocilgas ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Interesting facts about this location

Independent Air Flight 1851

On 8 February 1989, Independent Air Flight 1851, a Boeing 707-331B on an American charter flight from Bergamo, Italy to Punta Cana, Dominican Republic, struck Pico Alto on approach to Santa Maria Airport in the Azores for a scheduled stopover. The aircraft was destroyed, with the loss of all on board, resulting in the deadliest plane crash in Portugal's history.

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Located at 36.97 -25.10 (Lat./Long.); Less than 2 km away
Tags: 1989 in Portugal, Accidents and incidents involving the Boeing 707, Airliner accidents and incidents involving controlled flight into terrain, Aviation accidents and incidents in 1989, Aviation accidents and incidents in Portugal, Independent Air accidents and incidents