PDL

João Paulo II Airport

Ponta Delgada, Portugal

Operated by ANA Aeroportos de Portugal SAprivate

ICAOLPPDElev259 ft

The Verdict

54/100Could be worse (but not by much)

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

Ranked #135 of 198 airportsBased on data from 2000–2026

Operational30%

77Actually decent

Sentiment25%

57It'll do

Infrastructure15%

38Struggling

Sent. Velocity15%

50Middling

Connectivity15%

22Dire

What People Think

PDL is the airport equivalent of 'it's fine.'

6.8Avg Rating / 10

1,501

ReviewsGoogle 1500Skytrax 1

40%Positive

★ 4.0on Google Maps (1,500 reviews)

Sentiment Trajectory (2024–2026)-1.01 over 3 years

Then: 8.6/5 (444 reviews)Now: 7.6/5 (89 reviews)

Positive40%

Neutral41%

Negative20%

Queuing

2.2

Cleanliness

2.0

Staff

2.2

Food & Bev

1.8

Wifi

2.4

Wayfinding

2.2

Transport

2.4

Shopping

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The Numbers

2.7MPassengers (2024)

+10.9%YoY Growth

Record year! 2.7M passengers in 2024, up 32% from pre-pandemic levels and a staggering 285% rebound from the 2020 COVID low.

633KInternational (23%)

2.1MDomestic (77%)

Passenger History

Tardiness Report

2026/02–2025/03 · 26,189 flights

0.0%Flights Delayed0 of 26,189 flights

0.0minAvg Delay

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

0.0pp vs prior year0.0min vs prior year

Where You Can Escape To

30 routes · 3 regions

Europe7

Lisbon Portela Airport (LIS)—

Lajes Field (TER)—

Francisco de Sa Carneiro Airport (OPO)—

Santa Maria Airport (SMA)—

Horta Airport (HOR)—

Pico Airport (PIX)—

Madeira Airport (FNC)—

Americas3

General Edward Lawrence Logan International Airport (BOS)—

Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR)—

Lester B. Pearson International Airport (YYZ)—

The Runway Report

1 Runway

12/308,192ft × 148ft · ASP · Lighted

The Backstory

ACI Service Quality Awards

2020🥇

ACI ASQACI ASQ · under 2m · europe