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Lisbon Portela Airport

Lisbon Humberto Delgado Airport
Aeroporto Humberto Delgado
Ana topo logo lisboa.jpg
Take off of S4 467 LIS-FNC, July 11, 2011 (5939962876).jpg
Summary
Airport type Public
Owner Vinci Group
Operator ANA Aeroportos de Portugal
Serves Lisbon, Portugal
Location Portela de Sacavém
Hub for
Focus city for
Elevation AMSL 114 m / 374 ft
Coordinates 38°46′27″N 009°08′03″W / 38.77417°N 9.13417°W / 38.77417; -9.13417Coordinates: 38°46′27″N 009°08′03″W / 38.77417°N 9.13417°W / 38.77417; -9.13417
Website www.aeroportolisboa.pt/en
Map
LPPT is located in Portugal
LPPT
LPPT
Location within Portugal
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
03/21 3,805 12,484 Asphalt
17/35 2,304 7,559 Asphalt
Statistics (2016)
Aircraft Movements 178,639
Passengers 22,449,289
Aircraft Movements 178,639
Passengers 22,449,289

Lisbon Humberto Delgado Airport (IATA: LISICAO: LPPT), also known as Lisbon Airport or Portela Airport, is an international airport located in the city of Lisbon, the capital of Portugal. In Portuguese, it is also called Aeroporto de Lisboa, Aeroporto da Portela, or Aeroporto da Portela de Sacavém. It takes its name from the neighbouring parish (freguesia) of Portela in Loures Municipality, formerly known as Portela de Sacavém.

The airport is the main international gateway to Portugal and a major European hub. It is the 22nd largest airport in Europe in terms of passenger numbers. The airport handled over 20 million passengers in 2015, and 94,300 tonnes of cargo in 2014. It has been nominated as Europe's Leading Airport for eight consecutive years in the World Travel Awards.

The airport is the main hub of TAP Portugal and its subsidiary TAP Express, a focus city for easyJet, Ryanair and Azores Airlines and also the base for charter airlines euroAtlantic Airways, Hi Fly and White Airways. The airport is run by ANA – Aeroportos de Portugal which has been concessioned to the French group Vinci Airports in February 2013.


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