Flying club
Aero Clube do Porto
Maia, Portugal
Overview
Non-profit flying club founded in 1935 that runs PPL(A) courses from Vilar de Luz aerodrome in Maia, with Cessna 150/152 aircraft.
- Trading / official name
- Aero Clube do Porto
- Legal identity
- Not published
- Headquarters
- Rua da Bainharia, 23, 4050-083 Porto, Porto, Porto
- Operational status
- Operating (as shown on its official website)
- Languages
- Portuguese, English
- International applicants
- Not stated
- Accommodation
- Not stated
- Website
- aecporto.com
- Contact
- geral@aecporto.com+351 222 002 060
Training bases and airports
A base is where flight training actually takes place. Programs, fleet and approvals are attached to a base only where the source says so.
Authority records and approval status
Verified in authority recordANAC (Portugal)Declared training organisation (DTO), national authorityDeclaration
Reference: PT.DTO.008
Scope: Declared training organisation; the ANAC list does not state course scope. Match by name and by the Porto head-office address (Rua da Bainharia, 23).
Applies to: Aeródromo Vilar de Luz (Maia). A declaration the provider has filed with the authority (for example a declared training organisation, DTO). A declaration is not an approval.
Source: anac.pt/SiteCollectionDocuments/Pessoal_Aeronau · checked 17 October 2026
What this is not
Programs (3)
Private and recreational flying
- Curso de Piloto Privado de Aeronaves PPL (A)
Prepares for: PPL(A) · Fixed-wing (aeroplane) · Aeródromo Vilar de Luz (Maia)
No published price - Curso PPL(A) c/ Experiência Prévia
Prepares for: PPL(A) · Fixed-wing (aeroplane) · Aeródromo Vilar de Luz (Maia)
No published price
Introductory flying
- Aula Zero (introductory flight)
Experience, not a qualification · Fixed-wing (aeroplane) · Aeródromo Vilar de Luz (Maia)
No published price
Published fleet and simulators
Fleet lists come from the school's own publication on the date shown. They do not promise availability, ownership or serviceability today.
| Aircraft | Category | Qty | Where | Source date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cessna 150/152PPL(A) practical instruction | Fixed-wing (aeroplane) | n/p | Aeródromo Vilar de Luz (Maia) | n/p source |