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Pontinha Destination Guide

Touring Pontinha in Portugal

Pontinha in the region of Azores is located in Portugal - some 875 mi or ( 1409 km ) West of Lisbon , the country's capital city .

Interactive map of Pontinha

Time in Pontinha is now 05:33 PM (Thursday) . The local timezone is named " Atlantic/Azores " with a UTC offset of -1 hours. Depending on your budget, these more prominent places might be interesting for you: Vila do Porto, Valverde, Sao Pedro, Santa Ana, and Prainha. Being here already, consider visiting Vila do Porto . Check out our recommendations for Pontinha ? 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 5 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