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Portugal

Portugal has 19 airports with published traffic data. Lisbon Humberto Delgado, the busiest airport in Portugal, handled 3,133,319 passengers in April 2026, according to Eurostat.

Domestic aviation emitted 567 thousand tonnes of CO₂ in 2024, according to the national inventory submitted to the UNFCCC.

all traffic at the airport

Passengers at reporting airports, by month

Sum over the same 19 airports as the ranking below; periods where those airports report less than 98% of their traffic are left out. Domestic trips count at both ends.

Top 5 · passengers, April 2026

  1. Lisbon Humberto Delgado AirportLIS 3,133,319
  2. Francisco de Sá Carneiro AirportOPO 1,583,000
  3. Faro - Gago Coutinho International AirportFAO 1,041,249
  4. Cristiano Ronaldo International AirportFNC 501,329
  5. João Paulo II AirportPDL 210,747

Source: Eurostat · all traffic at the airport

Size against growth

Each dot is one airport: 12-month total to April 2026 on a log scale against the change on the 12 months before. Click a dot to open its page.

SMALL · GROWINGLARGE · GROWINGSMALL · SHRINKINGLARGE · SHRINKING−20%0%+20%+40%+60%+80%+100%10K100K1M10MSMAHORTERPDLFNCFAOOPOLIS

Change clipped at −60% / +100%. Left out: a gap in either 12-month window, or a change of source between them. Largest 150 shown.

Biggest movers

Absolute change in passengers, latest 12 months against the 12 months before.

  1. OPO+1.2M · +7%
  2. LIS+1.1M · +3%
  3. FNC+490K · +10%
  4. FAO+470.6K · +5%
  5. PIX+11.7K · +5%
  6. PXO+10.7K · +5%
  7. CAT+6,715 · +67%
  8. HOR+5,169 · +2%
  9. TER−19.9K · −2%
  10. PDL−45.3K · −2%

Airports ranked

Period and source of each column

One row per airport, one column per measure. Each column is the most recent period with enough of the country's airports reporting; sort by any column.

  • Passengers · April 2026 — the most recent period with enough of the country's airports reporting (19). — all traffic at the airport. Source: Eurostat.
  • Flights (arrivals + departures) · April 2026 — the most recent period with enough of the country's airports reporting (19). — all traffic at the airport. Source: EUROCONTROL.
  • Tonnes of cargo · April 2026 — the most recent period with enough of the country's airports reporting (14). — all traffic at the airport. Source: Eurostat.

19 of 19
#Airport PassengersApril 2026Change vs last yearpassengersFlights (arrivals + departures)April 2026Tonnes of cargoApril 2026
1 Lisbon Humberto Delgado Airport 3,133,319▲ 1.3%19,42817,043
2 Francisco de Sá Carneiro Airport 1,583,000▲ 6.0%10,0743,397
3 Faro - Gago Coutinho International Airport 1,041,249▲ 3.9%7,0721
4 Cristiano Ronaldo International Airport 501,329▲ 2.6%3,250510
5 João Paulo II Airport 210,747▼ 14.7%2,117632
6 Lajes Airport 69,099▼ 14.3%921232
7 Horta Airport 22,441▲ 1.3%43863
8 Pico Airport 18,484▼ 1.8%24240
9 Porto Santo Airport 17,831▼ 6.0%2568
10 Santa Maria Airport 9,386▲ 3.4%18622
11 Flores Airport 8,455▲ 0.1%17820
12 São Jorge Airport 7,977▼ 7.1%14219
13 Graciosa Airport 5,348▼ 4.6%11024
14 Cascais Airport 1,344▲ 15.4%611–
15 Corvo Airport 915▼ 11.4%654
16 Portimão Airport 543▲ 2.8%91–
17 Bragança Airport 346▲ 9.5%72–
18 Vila Real Airport 232▲ 8.9%118–
19 Aerodromo Goncalves Lobato (Viseu Airport) 150▼ 9.1%82–

Environment

Aviation CO₂ in the national greenhouse gas inventory

Official inventory reported to the UN climate convention (UNFCCC), same IPCC rules for every country: domestic aviation (1.A.3.a) counts in the national total; international aviation (bunker fuel sold for outbound international flights) is a memo item outside it.

In 2024, domestic aviation in Portugal emitted 567 thousand tonnes of CO₂, and fuel sold for international flights another 4,973 thousand tonnes, according to the national inventory submitted to the UNFCCC.

YearDomestic aviation (kt CO₂)International aviation (kt CO₂)
20245674,973
20235114,774
20224774,105
20213401,996
20202571,569
20194964,367
20184984,120
20175023,836

Every reported pollutant and fuel use, 2024

PollutantUnitDomestic aviationInternational aviation
CO₂ (Carbon dioxide)thousand tonnes5674,973
NOₓ (Nitrogen oxides)thousand tonnes3.423.0
SOₓ (Sulphur oxides)thousand tonnes0.151.3
CO (Carbon monoxide)thousand tonnes1.96.3
NMVOC (Non-methane volatile organic compounds)thousand tonnes0.201.1
CH₄ (Methane)thousand tonnes0.020.12
N₂O (Nitrous oxide)thousand tonnes0.020.14
Fuel burnedTJ7,93569,557

Thousand tonnes as published (energy in terajoules). Inventories are revised every year back to 1990. NOₓ, CO, NMVOC and SOₓ are air pollutants reported alongside the greenhouse gases.

UNFCCC — National Inventory Submissions (Common Reporting Tables)

CO₂ from departing flights

CO₂ of flights departing this country, whole flight to destination · Includes the Azores and Madeira.

In July 2026, flights departing Portugal emitted 617,525 tonnes of CO₂ over their whole journey (27,327 departures, about 22.6 tonnes per departure), according to EUROCONTROL.

The most recent periods19 periods
PeriodTonnes of CO₂ 2025Tonnes of CO₂ 2026Change vs last year
January399,785418,191▲ 4.6%
February372,770391,954▲ 5.1%
March448,345479,164▲ 6.9%
April512,494520,412▲ 1.5%
May545,771561,366▲ 2.9%
June563,941570,360▲ 1.1%
July602,409617,525▲ 2.5%
August600,900––
September571,479––
October545,811–in progress
November442,442––
December442,284––
Year to date (Jan–Jul)3,445,5153,558,972▲ 3.3%

Self-computed: CO₂ ÷ departures, both from EUROCONTROL.

EUROCONTROL — Small Emitters Tool

People exposed to aircraft noise

17,900 people in Portugal were exposed to aircraft noise of 55 dB Lden or more, and 6,300 to 50 dB or more at night, according to the European Environment Agency (2022 reporting round).

Day–evening–night (Lden)
≥ 55 dB		Night (Lnight)
≥ 50 dB
Inside large urban areas17,9006,300
Around major airports, outside urban areas00
Total17,9006,300

EEA — Environmental Noise Directive data (CC BY 4.0)

Airports

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