# Cristiano Ronaldo International Airport (FNC / LPMA)

**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.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/lpma

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: FNC / LPMA
- Type: Large airport
- Operator: ANA – Aeroportos de Portugal
- Serves: Funchal, Autonomous Region of Madeira, Portugal
- Opened: 18 Jul 1964
- Elevation: 59 m / 192 ft
- Coordinates: 32.6978, -16.7746
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 2,777 m / 9,110 ft
- Passengers: 5,390,975 (2025)
- Time zone: UTC+0/+1 · Atlantic/Madeira
- Website: https://www.aeroportomadeira.pt/en/fnc/home
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madeira_Airport (36 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q639161
- Weather station: LPMA
- Ident: LPMA

## Timeline

- 18 Jul 1964: Cristiano Ronaldo International Airport opens.
- 19 Nov 1977: TAP Portugal Flight 425. 131 killed.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 05/23 | 2,777 m / 9,110 ft | 45 m / 148 ft | Asphalt | 045° / 225° | yes |

## Passengers per year

| Year | Passengers | Source |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2014 | 2,460,868 | Eurostat |
| 2015 | 2,607,195 | Eurostat |
| 2016 | 2,973,698 | Eurostat |
| 2017 | 3,204,293 | Eurostat |
| 2018 | 3,182,422 | Eurostat |
| 2019 | 3,213,025 | Eurostat |
| 2020 | 1,121,851 | Eurostat |
| 2021 | 1,894,902 | Eurostat |
| 2022 | 3,868,767 | Eurostat |
| 2023 | 4,587,082 | Eurostat |
| 2024 | 4,804,730 | Eurostat |
| 2025 | 5,390,975 | Eurostat |

## Routes

44 destinations in 18 countries. From the airport's Wikipedia article.

### Year-round (34)

- [PXO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lpps.md) Porto Santo Airport · Portugal · 58 km / 36 mi · Binter Canarias
- [FAO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lpfr.md) Faro - Gago Coutinho International Airport · Portugal · 935 km / 581 mi · TAP Air Portugal
- [LIS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lppt.md) Lisbon Humberto Delgado Airport · Portugal · 965 km / 600 mi · Ryanair
- [PDL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lppd.md) João Paulo II Airport · Portugal · 985 km / 612 mi · Azores Airlines
- [OPO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lppr.md) Francisco de Sá Carneiro Airport · Portugal · 1,191 km / 740 mi · easyJet, Transavia
- [MAD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lemd.md) Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport · Spain · 1,460 km / 907 mi · Iberia
- [NTE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lfrs.md) Nantes Atlantique Airport · France · 2,055 km / 1,277 mi · Transavia
- [SNN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/einn.md) Shannon Airport · Ireland · 2,312 km / 1,437 mi · Ryanair
- [BOH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/eghh.md) Bournemouth Airport · United Kingdom · 2,352 km / 1,461 mi · Jet2.com
- [BRS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/eggd.md) Bristol Airport · United Kingdom · 2,371 km / 1,473 mi · Jet2.com, easyJet
- [CDG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lfpg.md) Charles de Gaulle International Airport · France · 2,421 km / 1,504 mi · easyJet
- [DUB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/eidw.md) Dublin Airport · Ireland · 2,452 km / 1,524 mi · Ryanair
- [LGW](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egkk.md) London Gatwick Airport · United Kingdom · 2,456 km / 1,526 mi · British Airways
- [STN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egss.md) London Stansted Airport · United Kingdom · 2,537 km / 1,576 mi · Jet2.com, Ryanair
- [LPL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/eggp.md) Liverpool John Lennon Airport · United Kingdom · 2,548 km / 1,583 mi · Jet2.com
- [EMA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egnx.md) East Midlands Airport · United Kingdom · 2,557 km / 1,589 mi · Jet2.com
- [MAN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egcc.md) Manchester Airport · United Kingdom · 2,570 km / 1,597 mi · Ryanair
- [BFS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egaa.md) Belfast International Airport · United Kingdom · 2,579 km / 1,603 mi · Jet2.com
- [BSL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lfsb.md) EuroAirport Basel–Mulhouse–Freiburg · France · 2,628 km / 1,633 mi · easyJet
- [CRL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ebci.md) Brussels South Charleroi Airport · Belgium · 2,631 km / 1,635 mi · Ryanair
- [LBA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egnm.md) Leeds Bradford Airport · United Kingdom · 2,640 km / 1,640 mi · Jet2.com
- [ZRH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lszh.md) Zürich Airport · Switzerland · 2,688 km / 1,670 mi · Edelweiss Air
- [GLA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egpf.md) Glasgow Airport · United Kingdom · 2,748 km / 1,708 mi · Jet2.com
- [NCL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egnt.md) Newcastle International Airport · United Kingdom · 2,749 km / 1,708 mi · Jet2.com
- [AMS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/eham.md) Amsterdam Airport Schiphol · Netherlands · 2,784 km / 1,730 mi · easyJet, Transavia
- [STR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/edds.md) Stuttgart Airport · Germany · 2,798 km / 1,739 mi · TUI fly Deutschland
- [DUS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/eddl.md) Düsseldorf Airport · Germany · 2,814 km / 1,749 mi · Eurowings, TUI fly Deutschland
- [MUC](https://dromopedia.com/airports/eddm.md) Munich Airport · Germany · 2,948 km / 1,832 mi · Condor Flugdienst
- [HAJ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/eddv.md) Hannover Airport · Germany · 3,053 km / 1,897 mi · TUI fly Deutschland
- [BER](https://dromopedia.com/airports/eddb.md) Berlin Brandenburg Airport · Germany · 3,264 km / 2,028 mi · easyJet
- [BUD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lhbp.md) Budapest Liszt Ferenc International Airport · Hungary · 3,434 km / 2,134 mi · Wizz Air
- [GDN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/epgd.md) Gdańsk Lech Wałęsa Airport · Poland · 3,660 km / 2,274 mi · Wizz Air
- [RIX](https://dromopedia.com/airports/evra.md) Riga International Airport · Latvia · 4,093 km / 2,543 mi · AirBaltic
- [TLL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/eetn.md) Lennart Meri Tallinn Airport · Estonia · 4,254 km / 2,643 mi · AirBaltic

### Seasonal (14)

- [BCN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lebl.md) Josep Tarradellas Barcelona-El Prat Airport · Spain · 1,922 km / 1,194 mi · Iberia
- [NTE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lfrs.md) Nantes Atlantique Airport · France · 2,055 km / 1,277 mi · easyJet
- [NCE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lfmn.md) Nice-Côte d'Azur Airport · France · 2,412 km / 1,499 mi · easyJet
- [BVA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lfob.md) Beauvais-Tillé airport · France · 2,431 km / 1,511 mi · Ryanair
- [LGW](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egkk.md) London Gatwick Airport · United Kingdom · 2,456 km / 1,526 mi · Jet2.com
- [BHX](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egbb.md) Birmingham Airport · United Kingdom · 2,506 km / 1,557 mi · TUI Airways
- [MAN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egcc.md) Manchester Airport · United Kingdom · 2,570 km / 1,597 mi · easyJet
- [MXP](https://dromopedia.com/airports/limc.md) Milan Malpensa International Airport · Italy · 2,609 km / 1,621 mi · Ryanair
- [STR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/edds.md) Stuttgart Airport · Germany · 2,798 km / 1,739 mi · Eurowings
- [HAM](https://dromopedia.com/airports/eddh.md) Hamburg Helmut Schmidt Airport · Germany · 3,146 km / 1,955 mi · Eurowings
- [PRG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lkpr.md) Václav Havel Airport Prague · Czechia · 3,194 km / 1,985 mi · Eurowings, Smartwings
- [VIE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/loww.md) Vienna International Airport · Austria · 3,265 km / 2,029 mi · Austrian Airlines
- [HEL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/efhk.md) Helsinki Vantaa Airport · Finland · 4,305 km / 2,675 mi · Finnair
- [EWR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kewr.md) Newark Liberty International Airport · United States · 5,103 km / 3,171 mi · United Airlines

### Cargo (1)

- [LIS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lppt.md) Lisbon Humberto Delgado Airport · Portugal · 965 km / 600 mi · Swiftair

## Airlines

The figure is how many destinations each airline flies from FNC, as the routes above have them. Hubs from Wikidata.

### Hub airlines (1)

- TP [TAP Air Portugal](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/tap-air-portugal) · 1

### Passenger (19)

- LS [Jet2.com](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/jet2-com) · 10
- U2 [easyJet](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/easyjet) · 9
- FR [Ryanair](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/ryanair) · 8
- EW [Eurowings](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/eurowings) · 4
- HV [Transavia](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/transavia) · 3
- X3 [TUI fly Deutschland](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/tui-fly-deutschland) · 3
- BT [AirBaltic](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/airbaltic) · 2
- IB [Iberia](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/iberia) · 2
- W6 [Wizz Air](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/wizz-air) · 2
- OS [Austrian Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/austrian-airlines) · 1 · seasonal
- S4 [Azores Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/azores-airlines) · 1
- NT [Binter Canarias](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/binter-canarias) · 1
- BA [British Airways](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/british-airways) · 1
- DE [Condor Flugdienst](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/condor-flugdienst) · 1
- WK [Edelweiss Air](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/edelweiss-air) · 1
- AY [Finnair](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/finnair) · 1 · seasonal
- QS [Smartwings](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/smartwings) · 1 · seasonal
- BY [TUI Airways](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/tui-airways) · 1 · seasonal
- UA [United Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/united-airlines) · 1 · seasonal

### Cargo (1)

- WT [Swiftair](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/swiftair) · 1

Former hub of [Air Columbus](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/air-columbus).

## Rankings

Ranked among 48,075 open airports; = marks a shared place.

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Passengers | 5.4M (2025) | #323 of 3,974 | #89 in Europe | #4 in PT |
| Longest runway | 2,777 m / 9,110 ft | #1,704 of 29,858 | #270 in Europe | #9 in PT |
| Elevation | 59 m / 192 ft | =34,195 of 43,403 | =4,382 in Europe | #40 in PT |
| Age | Opened 1964 | =5,263 of 15,079 | =1,014 in Europe | =12 in PT |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =646 in Europe | =5 in PT |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| APP | APP | 119.200 |
| TWR | TWR | 118.350 |

## Nearby airports

- [PXO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lpps.md) Porto Santo Airport · 58 km / 36 mi

## Sources

- [Eurostat](https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/avia_paoa/default/table): Source: Eurostat (avia_paoa) (Eurostat reuse policy (CC BY 4.0))
- [NOAA Aviation Weather Center](https://aviationweather.gov/data/api/): Weather data: NOAA Aviation Weather Center (Public Domain (US Government))
- [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/): Airport data from OurAirports (Public Domain)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org): Structured data from Wikidata (CC0 1.0)
- [Wikipedia: “Madeira Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Madeira_Airport&oldid=1374194177), revision of 10 Sep 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- [timezone-boundary-builder](https://github.com/evansiroky/timezone-boundary-builder): Time zone boundaries © OpenStreetMap contributors, timezone-boundary-builder (ODbL 1.0)
- Every figure with its source: https://dromopedia.com/airports/lpma/data