LIS

Lisbon Humberto Delgado Airport

Lisbon, Portugal

Operated by ANA Aeroportos de Portugal SAprivate
Opened1942ICAOLPPTElev374 ft
The Verdict
58/100Functional in the way a paperweight is functional

The trajectory is flat — no improvement in sight.

Ranked #92 of 198 airportsBased on data from 1954–2026
Operational30%
67Solidly average
Sentiment25%
46Below par
Infrastructure15%
44Not great
Sent. Velocity15%
50Middling
Connectivity15%
81Actually decent

Carbon Accreditation

Level 6/7Transition
2024

Paris-aligned reductions + offsetting residuals

What People Think

LIS: statistically insignificant, and possibly proud of it.

4.8Avg Rating / 10
960
ReviewsGoogle 907Skytrax 53
34%Positive
SKYTRAX STARS:★★★☆☆
★ 3.1on Google Maps (907 reviews)
Sentiment Trajectory (2025–2026)+0.94 over 2 years
Then: 4.2/5 (45 reviews)Now: 5.1/5 (864 reviews)
Positive34%
Neutral29%
Negative37%
Queuing
3.3
Cleanliness
2.7
Staff
3.1
Food & Bev
1.7
Wifi
2.3
Wayfinding
2.7
Transport
2.6
Shopping
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The Numbers

36.1MPassengers (2025)
+3.1%YoY Growth

Record year! 36.1M passengers in 2025, up 16% from pre-pandemic levels and a staggering 290% rebound from the 2020 COVID low.

226,990Aircraft Movements
Passenger History

Lounges

1 available
Lisbon Airport
priority pass

Tardiness Report

2026/02–2025/03 · 429,296 flights
14.1%Flights Delayed60,737 of 429,296 flights
2.2minAvg Delay

A respectable delay rate. The kind that doesn't ruin your day.

Delay Causes (ATFM)
Weather59%
Carrier0%
ATC1%
Airport38%

Where You Can Escape To

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179 routes · 6 regions · Top: Madrid Barajas International Airport (590/mo)
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London Heathrow Airport (LHR)348
Geneva Cointrin International Airport215
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Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS)203
Zurich Airport188
Malpensa International Airport179

Ground Transport

MMetro
RRail
TTram
BBus

Direct rail connection to terminal

The Runway Report

2 Runways
02/2012,162ft × 148ft · ASP · Lighted
17/357,874ft × 148ft · ASP · Lighted · CLOSED

The Backstory

1942
Opened
HistoryThe construction of Terminal 2 was concluded and operational since August 2007. Expansion of Terminal 1 with new boarding gates was concluded in 2011. A large new shopping and restaurant area, new airbridges and parking positions, a more efficient us...
ACI Service Quality Awards
2020🥇
ACI ASQACI ASQ · 25 to 40m · europe