Water Figueira da Foz has its own seaport, along river Mondego, featuring a marina, a container terminal and naval shipyards. In addition, there are facilities for watersports, in particular rowing. Air The city does not have its own airport. The closest international airport to Figueira da Foz is Porto Airport (OPO), located 120 km to the north and offering several international destinations primarily in Europe, although Lisbon Airport (LIS), located 155 km to the south, offers more intercontinental destinations, in particular to North America, South America and Africa. The closest aerodrome handling private flights is Bissaya Barreto Aerodrome (CBP) in Coimbra, 32 km to the east, where the Aeroclube da Figueira da Foz is based. The closest runway capable of handling widebody aircraft is at Monte Real Air Base in Leiria, some 40 km to the south, but it is home to the Portuguese Air Force's jet fighter aircraft, making it difficult to convert the airbase to commercial aviation due to its strategic position in Portugal's defence system. An international airport in Figueira da Foz, the Silver Coast International Airport, was planned in the early 1990s, which was to be located in Lavos, 7 km south of the city centre—it has never been built. International Relations Figueira da Foz is twinned with: Angoche, Nampula, Mozambique Ciudad Rodrigo, Castile and León, Spain Gradignan, Gironde, France Mortágua, Viseu, Portugal New Bedford, Massachusetts, USA Praia, Santiago, Cabo Verde Yevpatoria, Crimea, Ukraine Notable people Lucrécia de Arriaga (1844–1927), the wife of Manuel de Arriaga, the first President of Portugal, thus the first First Lady of Portugal, 1911 to 1915 David de Souza, (Wiki PT) (1880-1918), composer, conductor and cellist Luís Wittnich Carrisso (1886–1937), a botanist, professor at the University of Coimbra Carlos Galvão de Melo (1921–2008), a Portuguese Air Force officer and politician João César Monteiro (1939–2003), film director, actor, writer and film critic. João Mário Grilo (born 1958), a film director, author and professor. Afonso Cruz (born 1971), a Portuguese novelist, animator, illustrator and musician Nuno Camarneiro (born 1977), a Portuguese novelist. Marco Mendes (born 1978), a Portuguese artist and comic author. Susana Guerra (born 1980), stage name Suzy, singer, rep. for Portugal in Eurovision Song Contest 2014 Rita Camarneiro (born 1988), TV presenter, actress and comedian. Sport José Bento Pessoa (1874–1954), a Portuguese record-winning cyclist. Alves Barbosa (1931–2018), a Portuguese professional road cyclist. Ticha Penicheiro (born 1974), a sports agent and former