PDL

João Paulo II Airport

ICAO LPPD37.7412°N 25.6979°W79 m / 259 ftLarge airport
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João Paulo II Airport (IATA: PDL, ICAO: LPPD) is a large airport in Ponta Delgada, Autonomous Region of Azores, Portugal. It opened in 1969. It has one runway, 2,497 m (8,192 ft) long, asphalt. It is operated by ANA – Aeroportos de Portugal. In 2025 it handled 2.8 million passengers.

Timeline

1 event · 1969–1969
1969
OpenedJoão Paulo II Airport opens.
From WikidataEvery airfield, 1903–2026

Runways & airfield

Schematic · N · © OpenStreetMap
Terminal de Carga AéreaAeroporto João Paulo IITerminal Velho
12/30112° / 292° · LIT
LENGTH2,497 m8,192 ftWIDTH45 m148 ftSURFACEAsphalt

Passengers per year

2014–2025
983K
1.3M
1.5M
1.9M
1.9M
2.1M
702K
1.2M
2.1M
2.4M
2.7M
2.8M
141516171819202122232425

Routes

26 destinations · 12 countries
2,500 km1,000 mi2,000 mi3,000 miSMA · Santa Maria Airport · 97 km / 60 miSJZ · São Jorge Airport · 240 km / 149 miPIX · Pico Airport · 256 km / 159 miHOR · Horta Airport · 278 km / 173 miFLW · Flores Airport · 509 km / 316 miFNC · Cristiano Ronaldo International Airport · 985 km / 612 miLIS · Lisbon Humberto Delgado Airport · 1,449 km / 900 miOPO · Francisco de Sá Carneiro Airport · 1,509 km / 938 miFAO · Faro - Gago Coutinho International Airport · 1,566 km / 973 miBCN · Josep Tarradellas Barcelona-El Prat Airport · 2,405 km / 1,494 miRAI · Nelson Mandela International Airport · 2,545 km / 1,581 miCDG · Charles de Gaulle International Airport · 2,583 km / 1,605 miBOS · Boston Logan International Airport · 3,845 km / 2,389 miYUL · Montreal / Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport · 4,024 km / 2,500 miJFK · John F. Kennedy International Airport · 4,105 km / 2,551 miYYZ · Toronto Pearson International Airport · 4,513 km / 2,804 miLPA · Gran Canaria Airport · 1,453 km / 903 miMAD · Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport · 1,928 km / 1,198 miLHR · London Heathrow Airport · 2,493 km / 1,549 miAMS · Amsterdam Airport Schiphol · 2,857 km / 1,775 miDUS · Düsseldorf Airport · 2,947 km / 1,831 miZRH · Zürich Airport · 2,975 km / 1,849 miFRA · Frankfurt Main Airport · 3,031 km / 1,883 miPRG · Václav Havel Airport Prague · 3,432 km / 2,133 miVIE · Vienna International Airport · 3,578 km / 2,223 miEWR · Newark Liberty International Airport · 4,136 km / 2,570 miYYZEWRYULVIEFRAZRHCDGRAIBCNMADFAOOPOLPAFNCFLWBOSPRGAMSLHRLISHORDUSSMAPDL
Year-round16
SMASanta Maria AirportPortugal · SATA Air Açores97 km60 miSJZSão Jorge AirportPortugal · SATA Air Açores240 km149 miPIXPico AirportPortugal · SATA Air Açores256 km159 miHORHorta AirportPortugal · SATA Air Açores278 km173 miFLWFlores AirportPortugal · SATA Air Açores509 km316 miFNCCristiano Ronaldo International AirportPortugal · Azores Airlines985 km612 miLISLisbon Humberto Delgado AirportPortugal · Azores Airlines1,449 km900 miOPOFrancisco de Sá Carneiro AirportPortugal · Azores Airlines1,509 km938 miFAOFaro - Gago Coutinho International AirportPortugal · Azores Airlines1,566 km973 miBCNJosep Tarradellas Barcelona-El Prat AirportSpain · Azores Airlines2,405 km1,494 miRAINelson Mandela International AirportCape Verde · Azores Airlines2,545 km1,581 miCDGCharles de Gaulle International AirportFrance · Azores Airlines2,583 km1,605 miBOSBoston Logan International AirportUnited States · Azores Airlines3,845 km2,389 miYULMontreal / Pierre Elliott Trudeau International AirportCanada · Azores Airlines4,024 km2,500 miJFKJohn F. Kennedy International AirportUnited States · Azores Airlines4,105 km2,551 miYYZToronto Pearson International AirportCanada · Azores Airlines4,513 km2,804 mi
Seasonal11
LPAGran Canaria AirportSpain · Binter Canarias1,453 km903 miMADAdolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas AirportSpain · Iberia1,928 km1,198 miLHRLondon Heathrow AirportUnited Kingdom · British Airways2,493 km1,549 miAMSAmsterdam Airport SchipholNetherlands · Transavia2,857 km1,775 miDUSDüsseldorf AirportGermany · Eurowings2,947 km1,831 miZRHZürich AirportSwitzerland · Edelweiss Air2,975 km1,849 miFRAFrankfurt Main AirportGermany · Azores Airlines, Lufthansa3,031 km1,883 miPRGVáclav Havel Airport PragueCzechia · Smartwings3,432 km2,133 miVIEVienna International AirportAustria · Austrian Airlines3,578 km2,223 miEWRNewark Liberty International AirportUnited States · United Airlines4,136 km2,570 miYYZToronto Pearson International AirportCanada · WestJet, Air Canada4,513 km2,804 mi
Most destinationsAzores Airlines 12SATA Air Açores 5Binter Canarias 1Iberia 1British Airways 1Transavia 1

Straight lines are great circles; rings mark true distance from PDL. Dashed: seasonal or charter. From the Wikipedia article “John Paul II Ponta Delgada Airport” (revision of 1 Sep 2026), CC BY-SA 4.0.

Records & rankings

Ranked among 48,011 open airports · world · region · country
Passengers2.8M (2025)1 · FEWER1 · FEWERMEDIAN · 64KMEDIAN · 64KMORE · 103MMORE · 103M#493of 3,974 · #136 Europe · #5 PTLongest runway2,497 m8,192 ft46 m · SHORT150 ft · SHORTMEDIAN · 975 mMEDIAN · 3,200 ftLONG · 5,300 mLONG · 17,388 ft#2,586of 29,823 · #478 Europe · #10 PTElevation79 m259 ft-386 m · LOW-1,266 ft · LOWMEDIAN · 240 mMEDIAN · 787 ftHIGH · 4,938 mHIGH · 16,200 ft=32,321of 43,341 · =3,985 Europe · #37 PTAgeOpened 19692026 · NEWEST2026 · NEWESTMEDIAN · 1976MEDIAN · 1976OLDEST · 1902OLDEST · 1902=6,016of 15,079 · =1,088 Europe · #16 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
APPAPP119.400
TWRTWR118.300