Funchal-Capital

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Funchal

The capital Funchal is located on the southern coast of Madeira. The approximately 120,000 inhabitants are spread out into the mountains.

50% of all inhabitants of Madeira live in Funchal!

The runway of the airport was until 2000 so short that jets could start only half refueled and had to land in Porto Santo after 10 minutes flying time. The extension from 1.6 km to 3 km rests on concrete stilts and is referred to in Madeira as Millennium building.

Under the runway there is a sports park. The aircraft noise is barely audible there.