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Fernando de Noronha (FEN)

Fernando de Noronha Airport handled 37,619 passengers in August 2026, up 5.1% on a year earlier, according to Brazil's ANAC.

Flights (arrivals + departures) over time

The most recent periods20 periods
PeriodFlights (arrivals + departures) 2025Flights (arrivals + departures) 2026Change vs last year
January513268▼ 47.8%
February436244▼ 44.0%
March329263▼ 20.1%
April356239▼ 32.9%
May268265▼ 1.1%
June264263▼ 0.4%
July260274▲ 5.4%
August259276▲ 6.6%
September264––
October275–in progress
November265––
December273––
Year to date (Jan–Aug)2,6852,092▼ 22.1%

Passengers over time

Full count · domestic + international
The most recent periods20 periods
PeriodPassengers 2025Passengers 2026Change vs last year
January34,16837,259▲ 9.0%
February26,63731,386▲ 17.8%
March23,48131,224▲ 33.0%
April27,19229,146▲ 7.2%
May27,98327,900▼ 0.3%
June31,48325,940▼ 17.6%
July32,53133,185▲ 2.0%
August35,78037,619▲ 5.1%
September34,868––
October35,498–in progress
November33,104––
December34,111––
Year to date (Jan–Aug)239,255253,659▲ 6.0%

Tonnes of cargo over time

Full count · domestic + international
The most recent periods20 periods
PeriodTonnes of cargo 2025Tonnes of cargo 2026Change vs last year
January10998▼ 10.0%
February7175▲ 5.1%
March6460▼ 7.2%
April4767▲ 41.2%
May5966▲ 12.5%
June6362▼ 2.3%
July9580▼ 15.1%
August8875▼ 14.8%
September98––
October97–in progress
November91––
December106––
Year to date (Jan–Aug)598584▼ 2.3%

Seats offered over time

Full count · domestic + international
The most recent periods20 periods
PeriodSeats offered 2025Seats offered 2026Change vs last year
January36,91040,846▲ 10.7%
February30,88537,152▲ 20.3%
March27,02141,318▲ 52.9%
April35,36939,232▲ 10.9%
May38,21739,570▲ 3.5%
June40,04139,058▼ 2.5%
July37,22740,810▲ 9.6%
August38,14341,606▲ 9.1%
September36,364––
October37,753–in progress
November36,843––
December40,910––
Year to date (Jan–Aug)283,813319,592▲ 12.6%

Load factor (computed)

Full count · domestic + international

Passengers ÷ seats offered, both as reported by Brazil's ANAC for the same months. Computed by us; the two source series are shown on this page.

The most recent periods20 periods
PeriodLoad factor 2025Load factor 2026Change vs last year
January92.6%91.2%▼ 1.5%
February86.2%84.5%▼ 2.0%
March86.9%75.6%▼ 13.0%
April76.9%74.3%▼ 3.4%
May73.2%70.5%▼ 3.7%
June78.6%66.4%▼ 15.5%
July87.4%81.3%▼ 6.9%
August93.8%90.4%▼ 3.6%
September95.9%––
October94.0%–in progress
November89.9%––
December83.4%––
Year-to-date average (Jan–Aug)84.5%79.3%▼ 6.1%

Seasonality · flights (arrivals + departures) by month

Year JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
2024 588 581 520 372 369 437 528 523 469 551 529 391
2025 513 436 329 356 268 264 260 259 264 275 265 273
2026 268 244 263 239 265 263 274 276
Series depth 26 years from 2000

On-time departures by month

Departures reported to ANAC at this airport

86.1% of 137 timed departures from Fernando de Noronha Airport left within 15 minutes of schedule in July 2026, according to Brazil's ANAC. Cancelled flights are excluded.

The most recent periods19 periods
PeriodOn-time departures 2025On-time departures 2026Change vs last year
January91.0%90.2%▼ 0.9%
February90.8%94.2%▲ 3.7%
March89.0%87.2%▼ 2.0%
April87.6%77.5%▼ 11.6%
May87.5%78.8%▼ 10.0%
June88.6%87.8%▼ 1.0%
July86.3%86.1%▼ 0.2%
August77.5%––
September85.6%––
October89.9%–in progress
November93.2%––
December85.3%––
Year-to-date average (Jan–Jul)88.7%86.0%▼ 3.1%

Flight timing & delays

Historical departures, grouped by the scheduled local time at the departure airport. These are recorded outcomes, not a forecast for your flight.

Departures reported to ANAC at this airport

Source: Brazil's ANAC · Oct 12, 2024 → Jul 31, 2026

Lowest average delay10:00–11:00-14.8min · 287 recorded · 274 measured
Gap to highest-delay hour19.1min10:00 ↔ 13:00
Recorded flights3,508Fernando de Noronha Airport

Departure hour

On-time departures Data Integrity

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Average departure delay Data Integrity

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Recorded flights Data Integrity

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Departure hourOn-time departuresAverage departure delayWith departure timeRecorded flights
00:00No observations———
01:00No observations———
02:00No observations———
03:00No observations———
04:00No observations———
05:00No observations———
06:00No observations———
07:00No observations———
08:00No observations———
09:0090.6%-0.1 min201204
10:0091.2%-14.8 min274287
11:0092.0%-3.1 min500506
12:00Fewer than 200 measured departures—4950
13:0086.7%4.3 min322327
14:0086.3%2.4 min431442
15:0085.8%2.9 min953978
16:0089.5%-2.2 min694713
17:00Fewer than 200 measured departures—11
18:00No observations———
19:00No observations———
20:00No observations———
21:00No observations———
22:00No observations———
23:00No observations———

Day of week

On-time departures Data Integrity

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Average departure delay Data Integrity

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Recorded flights Data Integrity

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Day of weekOn-time departuresAverage departure delayWith departure timeRecorded flights
Monday89.7%0.1 min533538
Tuesday88.8%-1.0 min400404
Wednesday89.4%-2.1 min528532
Thursday88.8%-1.4 min456473
Friday89.3%-1.4 min530542
Saturday84.3%1.6 min395414
Sunday87.5%1.1 min583605

Month of year

Months combine the same calendar month across the years shown; this is a seasonal pattern, not a monthly time series.

On-time departures Data Integrity

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Average departure delay Data Integrity

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Recorded flights Data Integrity

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Month of yearOn-time departuresAverage departure delayWith departure timeRecorded flights
Jan90.8%-4.7 min389401
Feb92.0%-8.4 min339348
Mar88.2%0.2 min296306
Apr83.6%5.2 min298317
May83.2%5.4 min268278
Jun88.2%0.9 min263267
Jul86.2%4.0 min268270
AugFewer than 200 measured departures—129133
SepFewer than 200 measured departures—132132
Oct90.2%-0.9 min315318
Nov94.2%-4.6 min396404
Dec88.9%-2.5 min332334

Delay and on-time rates need at least 200 measured departures per bucket. Smaller samples remain visible in the flight-count chart. An empty slot means no observations, not zero flights.

Recorded outcomes

  • On time 86.3% 3,026
  • Delayed >15 min 11.4% 399
  • Cancelled 2.4% 83
  • Missing departure time 0.0% 0

All recorded flights with a known scheduled local time, counted once. Missing actual times are shown separately.

On time means departing no more than 15 minutes after schedule. Cancelled flights and flights missing departure times are excluded from the on-time rate and average delay.

Partial records from Brazil's ANAC Brazil's ANAC records only the part of Fernando de Noronha Airport's traffic that touches its own network. These are not Fernando de Noronha Airport's busiest destinations or its overall on-time rate.

Flights recorded between Oct 12, 2024 and Jul 31, 2026, counted from flight records published by Brazil's ANAC. Not a current timetable.

Airport at the other end FlightsDistance (km)
Recife/Guararapes - Gilberto Freyre International Airport REC 5,789 550

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