Lisbon Airport

Humberto Delgado Airport

*Aeroporto Humberto Delgado*
Humberto Delgado Airport; Aeroporto Humberto Delgado
	IATA: LIS; ICAO: LPPT; WMO: 08579;
Summary
Airport type	Public
Owner	Vinci SA
Operator	ANA Aeroportos de Portugal
Serves	Lisbon metropolitan area
Location	Olivais, Lisbon, Portugal
Opened	15 October 1942
Hub for	TAP Air Portugal
Focus city for	Azores Airlines
Operating base for	easyJet; Ryanair;
Elevation AMSL	374 ft / 114 m
Coordinates	38°46′27″N 009°08′03″W / 38.77417°N 9.13417°W
Website	www.lisbonairport.pt
Map
	LIS Location within Lisbon LIS LIS (Portugal) LIS LIS (Europe)
Runways
Statistics (2023)
Passengers
Passengers	33,649,000
Passengers change 22–23	19.1%
Aircraft Movements	222,753
Movements change 22–23	12.0%
	Source: ANAC[1], Vinci, ANA Aeroportos de Portugal Publication

Humberto Delgado Airport (IATA: LIS, ICAO: LPPT), informally Lisbon Airport and previously Portela Airport, is an international airport located seven kilometres (four nautical miles) northeast of the city centre of Lisbon, Portugal. With around 34 million passengers/year, it is the 12th-largest airport in Europe in terms of passenger volume, and the busiest single-runway airport in mainland Europe.^[4] It also carries approximately 200,000 tonnes of cargo per year.^[5]

The airport is the main hub of Portugal's flag carrier TAP Air Portugal,^[6]^[7]^[8] including its subsidiary TAP Express, and is a hub for low-cost carriers Ryanair and easyJet. It is a focus city for Azores Airlines, euroAtlantic Airways, Hi Fly, and White Airways. It is a major hub for flights to/from Africa and South America, primarily Brazil.

The airport is expected to be shut down after the Lisbon Luís de Camões Airport is fully operational, expected in 2034.^[9]

The airport is ranked one of the worst airports in the world by AirHelp.^[10] It is one of the most congested airports of Europe and one of the only major airports to have an approach path directly over the city, leading to noise pollution.^[11]^[12]^[13] A study by the European Federation for Transport and Environment released in 2024 showed that people that live close to the airport are at a greater risk for hypertension, diabetes, or dementia due to exposure to ultrafine particles that are left suspended in the air by planes.^[14]

^ acquires ANA, concession company for Portuguese airports Archived 25 June 2013 at the Wayback Machine. VINCI Airports.
^ Cite error: The named reference Vinci was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ AIP Part 3 – AD 2 Aerodromes Archived 2 February 2014 at the Wayback Machine
^ "Vinci Airports has signed a EUR€1.15 billion (USD$1.33 billion) deal with the Portuguese government to expand airport capacity in the Lisbon Region". AirWise. 10 January 2019. Archived from the original on 10 January 2019.
^ "Passenger traffic in Portugal up 39% but still far from pre pandemic level". EFE News Network (in Portuguese). 20 May 2022.
^ "TAP Air Portugal nominee profile on WorldTravelAwards.com". World Travel Awards. Archived from the original on 18 July 2018.
^ "Europe's Leading Airline to South America 2018". World Travel Awards. Archived from the original on 18 July 2018.
^ "Europe's Leading Airline to Africa 2021". World Travel Awards. Archived from the original on 14 November 2021.
^ Rua, Patrícia Vicente; Demony, Catarina; Goncalves, Sergio (14 May 2024). "Portugal to build new airport across the river from Lisbon". Reuters.
^ "Global Airport Ranking by AirHelp Score". AirHelp.
^ "EasyJet Wins 18 TAP Slot Pairs At Lisbon Airport". Aviation Week & Space Technology. 21 June 2022.
^ "Lisbon calls for noise reduction measures due to airplanes". Portugal Resident. 14 December 2022.
^ Donn, Natasha (31 October 2023). "ZERO calls for urgent closure of Lisbon airport, citing noise pollution". Portugal Resident.
^ "Is living near Lisbon Airport a health risk?". The Portugal News. 26 June 2024.

[vinci-airports.com-1] quires ANA, concession company for Portuguese airports Archived 25 June 2013 at the Wayback Machine. VINCI Airports.

[Vinci-2] Cite error: The named reference Vinci was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

[AIP-3] AIP Part 3 – AD 2 Aerodromes Archived 2 February 2014 at the Wayback Machine

[4] "Vinci Airports has signed a EUR€1.15 billion (USD$1.33 billion) deal with the Portuguese government to expand airport capacity in the Lisbon Region". AirWise. 10 January 2019. Archived from the original on 10 January 2019.

[5] "Passenger traffic in Portugal up 39% but still far from pre pandemic level". EFE News Network (in Portuguese). 20 May 2022.

[6] "TAP Air Portugal nominee profile on WorldTravelAwards.com". World Travel Awards. Archived from the original on 18 July 2018.

[7] "Europe's Leading Airline to South America 2018". World Travel Awards. Archived from the original on 18 July 2018.

[8] "Europe's Leading Airline to Africa 2021". World Travel Awards. Archived from the original on 14 November 2021.

[newairport-9] Rua, Patrícia Vicente; Demony, Catarina; Goncalves, Sergio (14 May 2024). "Portugal to build new airport across the river from Lisbon". Reuters.

[10] "Global Airport Ranking by AirHelp Score". AirHelp.

[11] "EasyJet Wins 18 TAP Slot Pairs At Lisbon Airport". Aviation Week & Space Technology. 21 June 2022.

[12] "Lisbon calls for noise reduction measures due to airplanes". Portugal Resident. 14 December 2022.

[13] Donn, Natasha (31 October 2023). "ZERO calls for urgent closure of Lisbon airport, citing noise pollution". Portugal Resident.

[14] "Is living near Lisbon Airport a health risk?". The Portugal News. 26 June 2024.

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