FNC

Cristiano Ronaldo International Airport

ICAO LPMA32.6978°N 16.7746°W59 m / 192 ftLarge airport
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Cristiano Ronaldo International Airport (IATA: FNC, ICAO: LPMA) is a large airport in Funchal, Autonomous Region of Madeira, Portugal. It opened on 18 Jul 1964. It has one runway, 2,777 m (9,110 ft) long, asphalt. It is operated by ANA – Aeroportos de Portugal. In 2025 it handled 5.4 million passengers.

Timeline

2 events · 1964–1977
18 JUL 1964
OpenedCristiano Ronaldo International Airport opens.
19 NOV 1977
DisasterTAP Portugal Flight 425.131 killed
From WikidataEvery airfield, 1903–2026

Runways & airfield

Schematic · N · © OpenStreetMap
Terminal do Aeroporto da MadeiraTerminal do Aeroporto da Madeira
05/23045° / 225° · LIT
LENGTH2,777 m9,110 ftWIDTH45 m148 ftSURFACEAsphalt

Passengers per year

2014–2025
2.5M
2.6M
3.0M
3.2M
3.2M
3.2M
1.1M
1.9M
3.9M
4.6M
4.8M
5.4M
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Routes

44 destinations · 18 countries
2,500 km5,000 km1,000 mi2,000 mi3,000 miPXO · Porto Santo Airport · 58 km / 36 miFAO · Faro - Gago Coutinho International Airport · 935 km / 581 miLIS · Lisbon Humberto Delgado Airport · 965 km / 600 miPDL · João Paulo II Airport · 985 km / 612 miOPO · Francisco de Sá Carneiro Airport · 1,191 km / 740 miMAD · Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport · 1,460 km / 907 miNTE · Nantes Atlantique Airport · 2,055 km / 1,277 miSNN · Shannon Airport · 2,312 km / 1,437 miBOH · Bournemouth Airport · 2,352 km / 1,461 miBRS · Bristol Airport · 2,371 km / 1,473 miCDG · Charles de Gaulle International Airport · 2,421 km / 1,504 miDUB · Dublin Airport · 2,452 km / 1,524 miLGW · London Gatwick Airport · 2,456 km / 1,526 miSTN · London Stansted Airport · 2,537 km / 1,576 miLPL · Liverpool John Lennon Airport · 2,548 km / 1,583 miEMA · East Midlands Airport · 2,557 km / 1,589 miMAN · Manchester Airport · 2,570 km / 1,597 miBFS · Belfast International Airport · 2,579 km / 1,603 miBSL · EuroAirport Basel–Mulhouse–Freiburg · 2,628 km / 1,633 miCRL · Brussels South Charleroi Airport · 2,631 km / 1,635 miLBA · Leeds Bradford Airport · 2,640 km / 1,640 miZRH · Zürich Airport · 2,688 km / 1,670 miGLA · Glasgow Airport · 2,748 km / 1,708 miNCL · Newcastle International Airport · 2,749 km / 1,708 miAMS · Amsterdam Airport Schiphol · 2,784 km / 1,730 miSTR · Stuttgart Airport · 2,798 km / 1,739 miDUS · Düsseldorf Airport · 2,814 km / 1,749 miMUC · Munich Airport · 2,948 km / 1,832 miHAJ · Hannover Airport · 3,053 km / 1,897 miBER · Berlin Brandenburg Airport · 3,264 km / 2,028 miBUD · Budapest Liszt Ferenc International Airport · 3,434 km / 2,134 miGDN · Gdańsk Lech Wałęsa Airport · 3,660 km / 2,274 miRIX · Riga International Airport · 4,093 km / 2,543 miTLL · Lennart Meri Tallinn Airport · 4,254 km / 2,643 miBCN · Josep Tarradellas Barcelona-El Prat Airport · 1,922 km / 1,194 miNCE · Nice-Côte d'Azur Airport · 2,412 km / 1,499 miBVA · Beauvais-Tillé airport · 2,431 km / 1,511 miBHX · Birmingham Airport · 2,506 km / 1,557 miMXP · Milan Malpensa International Airport · 2,609 km / 1,621 miHAM · Hamburg Helmut Schmidt Airport · 3,146 km / 1,955 miPRG · Václav Havel Airport Prague · 3,194 km / 1,985 miVIE · Vienna International Airport · 3,265 km / 2,029 miHEL · Helsinki Vantaa Airport · 4,305 km / 2,675 miEWR · Newark Liberty International Airport · 5,103 km / 3,171 miEWRHELRIXGDNBUDBERMUCDUSNCLMXPSTNCDGSNNNTEBCNMADOPOPDLLISVIEPRGHAMHAJZRHLBACRLBFSNCEBOHFAOTLLSTRAMSGLAMANBHXLGWDUBPXOBSLEMABVABRSFNC
Year-round34
PXOPorto Santo AirportPortugal · Binter Canarias58 km36 miFAOFaro - Gago Coutinho International AirportPortugal · TAP Air Portugal935 km581 miLISLisbon Humberto Delgado AirportPortugal · Ryanair965 km600 miPDLJoão Paulo II AirportPortugal · Azores Airlines985 km612 miOPOFrancisco de Sá Carneiro AirportPortugal · easyJet, Transavia1,191 km740 miMADAdolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas AirportSpain · Iberia1,460 km907 miNTENantes Atlantique AirportFrance · Transavia2,055 km1,277 miSNNShannon AirportIreland · Ryanair2,312 km1,437 miBOHBournemouth AirportUnited Kingdom · Jet2.com2,352 km1,461 miBRSBristol AirportUnited Kingdom · Jet2.com, easyJet2,371 km1,473 miCDGCharles de Gaulle International AirportFrance · easyJet2,421 km1,504 miDUBDublin AirportIreland · Ryanair2,452 km1,524 miLGWLondon Gatwick AirportUnited Kingdom · British Airways2,456 km1,526 miSTNLondon Stansted AirportUnited Kingdom · Jet2.com, Ryanair2,537 km1,576 miLPLLiverpool John Lennon AirportUnited Kingdom · Jet2.com2,548 km1,583 miEMAEast Midlands AirportUnited Kingdom · Jet2.com2,557 km1,589 miMANManchester AirportUnited Kingdom · Ryanair2,570 km1,597 miBFSBelfast International AirportUnited Kingdom · Jet2.com2,579 km1,603 miBSLEuroAirport Basel–Mulhouse–FreiburgFrance · easyJet2,628 km1,633 miCRLBrussels South Charleroi AirportBelgium · Ryanair2,631 km1,635 miLBALeeds Bradford AirportUnited Kingdom · Jet2.com2,640 km1,640 miZRHZürich AirportSwitzerland · Edelweiss Air2,688 km1,670 miGLAGlasgow AirportUnited Kingdom · Jet2.com2,748 km1,708 miNCLNewcastle International AirportUnited Kingdom · Jet2.com2,749 km1,708 miAMSAmsterdam Airport SchipholNetherlands · easyJet, Transavia2,784 km1,730 miSTRStuttgart AirportGermany · TUI fly Deutschland2,798 km1,739 miDUSDüsseldorf AirportGermany · Eurowings, TUI fly Deutschland2,814 km1,749 miMUCMunich AirportGermany · Condor Flugdienst2,948 km1,832 miHAJHannover AirportGermany · TUI fly Deutschland3,053 km1,897 miBERBerlin Brandenburg AirportGermany · easyJet3,264 km2,028 miBUDBudapest Liszt Ferenc International AirportHungary · Wizz Air3,434 km2,134 miGDNGdańsk Lech Wałęsa AirportPoland · Wizz Air3,660 km2,274 miRIXRiga International AirportLatvia · AirBaltic4,093 km2,543 miTLLLennart Meri Tallinn AirportEstonia · AirBaltic4,254 km2,643 mi
Seasonal14
BCNJosep Tarradellas Barcelona-El Prat AirportSpain · Iberia1,922 km1,194 miNTENantes Atlantique AirportFrance · easyJet2,055 km1,277 miNCENice-Côte d'Azur AirportFrance · easyJet2,412 km1,499 miBVABeauvais-Tillé airportFrance · Ryanair2,431 km1,511 miLGWLondon Gatwick AirportUnited Kingdom · Jet2.com2,456 km1,526 miBHXBirmingham AirportUnited Kingdom · TUI Airways2,506 km1,557 miMANManchester AirportUnited Kingdom · easyJet2,570 km1,597 miMXPMilan Malpensa International AirportItaly · Ryanair2,609 km1,621 miSTRStuttgart AirportGermany · Eurowings2,798 km1,739 miHAMHamburg Helmut Schmidt AirportGermany · Eurowings3,146 km1,955 miPRGVáclav Havel Airport PragueCzechia · Eurowings, Smartwings3,194 km1,985 miVIEVienna International AirportAustria · Austrian Airlines3,265 km2,029 miHELHelsinki Vantaa AirportFinland · Finnair4,305 km2,675 miEWRNewark Liberty International AirportUnited States · United Airlines5,103 km3,171 mi
Most destinationsJet2.com 10easyJet 9Ryanair 8Eurowings 4Transavia 3TUI fly Deutschland 3

Straight lines are great circles; rings mark true distance from FNC. Dashed: seasonal or charter. Blue: cargo. From the Wikipedia article “Madeira Airport” (revision of 10 Sep 2026), CC BY-SA 4.0.

Records & rankings

Ranked among 48,011 open airports · world · region · country
Passengers5.4M (2025)1 · FEWER1 · FEWERMEDIAN · 64KMEDIAN · 64KMORE · 103MMORE · 103M#323of 3,974 · #89 Europe · #4 PTLongest runway2,777 m9,110 ft46 m · SHORT150 ft · SHORTMEDIAN · 975 mMEDIAN · 3,200 ftLONG · 5,300 mLONG · 17,388 ft#1,703of 29,823 · #268 Europe · #9 PTElevation59 m192 ft-386 m · LOW-1,266 ft · LOWMEDIAN · 240 mMEDIAN · 787 ftHIGH · 4,938 mHIGH · 16,200 ft=34,141of 43,341 · =4,376 Europe · #40 PTAgeOpened 19642026 · NEWEST2026 · NEWESTMEDIAN · 1976MEDIAN · 1976OLDEST · 1902OLDEST · 1902=5,263of 15,079 · =1,012 Europe · =12 PTRunways11 · FEWER1 · FEWERMEDIAN · 1MEDIAN · 1MORE · 8MORE · 8=4,360of 29,943 · =643 Europe · =5 PT
Scale: share of airports ranked below, best on the right · ties shown as = and a band · passengers are each airport’s latest year on record

Radio frequencies

2 channels
APPAPP119.200
TWRTWR118.350