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Lajes Airport

Praia da Vitória, Portugal

Operated by Aerogare Civil das Lajespublic

ICAOLPLAElev180 ft

The Verdict

49/100Functional in the way a paperweight is functional

And it's getting worse.

Ranked #179 of 198 airportsBased on data from 2005–2026

Operational30%

74Above average

Sentiment25%

54Passable

Infrastructure15%

44Not great

Sent. Velocity15%

37Below par

Connectivity15%

8Rock bottom

What People Think

TER: where last year's complaints are this year's solutions.

7.7Avg Rating / 10

669

ReviewsGoogle 669

54%Positive

★ 3.9on Google Maps (669 reviews)

Sentiment Trajectory (2017–2026)-1.03 over 11 years

Then: 8.2/5 (10 reviews)Now: 7.2/5 (12 reviews)

Positive54%

Neutral40%

Negative6%

Queuing

2.3

Cleanliness

2.0

Staff

2.1

Food & Bev

1.7

Wifi

1.9

Wayfinding

2.2

Transport

2.1

Shopping

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The Numbers

987KPassengers (2024)

+36.9%YoY Growth

Record year! 987K passengers in 2024, up 45% from pre-pandemic levels and a staggering 306% rebound from the 2020 COVID low.

44KInternational (4%)

943KDomestic (96%)

Passenger History

Lounges

1 available

priority pass

Tardiness Report

2026/02–2025/03 · 0 flights

—Flights Delayed

—Avg Delay

Where You Can Escape To

13 routes · 2 regions

Europe8

Joao Paulo II Airport (PDL)—

Graciosa Airport (GRW)—

Pico Airport (PIX)—

Madeira Airport (FNC)—

Horta Airport (HOR)—

Francisco de Sa Carneiro Airport (OPO)—

Zurich Airport (ZRH)—

Lisbon Portela Airport (LIS)—

Americas2

San Francisco International Airport (SFO)—

General Edward Lawrence Logan International Airport (BOS)—

The Runway Report

1 Runway

15/3310,870ft × 197ft · ASP · Lighted

The Backstory

Awards

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