HOR

Horta Airport

ICAOLPHRElev118 ft

The Verdict

49/100Functional in the way a paperweight is functional

Infrastructure is the weak link. The trajectory is flat — no improvement in sight.

Ranked #182 of 198 airportsBased on data from 2000–2026

Operational30%

77Actually decent

Sentiment25%

50Middling

Infrastructure15%

34Room for improvement

Sent. Velocity15%

50Middling

Connectivity15%

3Rock bottom

No sentiment data yet. The silence is deafening.

288KPassengers (2024)

+1.1%YoY Growth

Record year! 288K passengers in 2024, up 4% from pre-pandemic levels and a staggering 194% rebound from the 2020 COVID low.

25International (0%)

288KDomestic (100%)

Passenger History

2026/03–2025/04 · 4,913 flights

0.0%Flights Delayed0 of 4,913 flights

—Avg Delay

If punctuality were a religion, this airport would be the cathedral.

0.0pp vs prior year

5 routes · 1 region

Europe5

Joao Paulo II Airport (PDL)—

Lisbon Portela Airport (LIS)—

Lajes Field (TER)—

Corvo Airport (CVU)—

Flores Airport (FLW)—

1 Runway

10/285,233ft × 148ft · ASP · Lighted

Awards

None recorded. A clean record — in the worst sense.