# João Paulo II Airport (PDL / LPPD)

**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.

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

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: PDL / LPPD
- Type: Large airport
- Operator: ANA – Aeroportos de Portugal
- Serves: Ponta Delgada, Autonomous Region of Azores, Portugal
- Opened: 1969
- Elevation: 79 m / 259 ft
- Coordinates: 37.7412, -25.6979
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 2,497 m / 8,192 ft
- Passengers: 2,767,090 (2025)
- Time zone: UTC-1/+0 · Atlantic/Azores
- Website: https://www.aeroportopontadelgada.pt/
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Paul_II_Ponta_Delgada_Airport (26 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1432424
- Weather station: LPPD · WMO 08512
- Ident: LPPD

## Timeline

- 1969: João Paulo II Airport opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 12/30 | 2,497 m / 8,192 ft | 45 m / 148 ft | Asphalt | 112° / 292° | yes |

## Passengers per year

| Year | Passengers | Source |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2014 | 982,548 | Eurostat |
| 2015 | 1,271,564 | Eurostat |
| 2016 | 1,518,995 | Eurostat |
| 2017 | 1,853,235 | Eurostat |
| 2018 | 1,909,486 | Eurostat |
| 2019 | 2,054,782 | Eurostat |
| 2020 | 702,493 | Eurostat |
| 2021 | 1,248,717 | Eurostat |
| 2022 | 2,050,318 | Eurostat |
| 2023 | 2,441,319 | Eurostat |
| 2024 | 2,706,379 | Eurostat |
| 2025 | 2,767,090 | Eurostat |

## Routes

26 destinations in 12 countries. From the airport's Wikipedia article.

### Year-round (16)

- [SMA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lpaz.md) Santa Maria Airport · Portugal · 97 km / 60 mi · SATA Air Açores
- [SJZ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lpsj.md) São Jorge Airport · Portugal · 240 km / 149 mi · SATA Air Açores
- [PIX](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lppi.md) Pico Airport · Portugal · 256 km / 159 mi · SATA Air Açores
- [HOR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lphr.md) Horta Airport · Portugal · 278 km / 173 mi · SATA Air Açores
- [FLW](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lpfl.md) Flores Airport · Portugal · 509 km / 316 mi · SATA Air Açores
- [FNC](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lpma.md) Cristiano Ronaldo International Airport · Portugal · 985 km / 612 mi · Azores Airlines
- [LIS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lppt.md) Lisbon Humberto Delgado Airport · Portugal · 1,449 km / 900 mi · Azores Airlines
- [OPO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lppr.md) Francisco de Sá Carneiro Airport · Portugal · 1,509 km / 938 mi · Azores Airlines
- [FAO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lpfr.md) Faro - Gago Coutinho International Airport · Portugal · 1,566 km / 973 mi · Azores Airlines
- [BCN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lebl.md) Josep Tarradellas Barcelona-El Prat Airport · Spain · 2,405 km / 1,494 mi · Azores Airlines
- [RAI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/gvnp.md) Nelson Mandela International Airport · Cape Verde · 2,545 km / 1,581 mi · Azores Airlines
- [CDG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lfpg.md) Charles de Gaulle International Airport · France · 2,583 km / 1,605 mi · Azores Airlines
- [BOS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kbos.md) Boston Logan International Airport · United States · 3,845 km / 2,389 mi · Azores Airlines
- [YUL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/cyul.md) Montreal / Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport · Canada · 4,024 km / 2,500 mi · Azores Airlines
- [JFK](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kjfk.md) John F. Kennedy International Airport · United States · 4,105 km / 2,551 mi · Azores Airlines
- [YYZ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/cyyz.md) Toronto Pearson International Airport · Canada · 4,513 km / 2,804 mi · Azores Airlines

### Seasonal (11)

- [LPA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/gclp.md) Gran Canaria Airport · Spain · 1,453 km / 903 mi · Binter Canarias
- [MAD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lemd.md) Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport · Spain · 1,928 km / 1,198 mi · Iberia
- [LHR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egll.md) London Heathrow Airport · United Kingdom · 2,493 km / 1,549 mi · British Airways
- [AMS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/eham.md) Amsterdam Airport Schiphol · Netherlands · 2,857 km / 1,775 mi · Transavia
- [DUS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/eddl.md) Düsseldorf Airport · Germany · 2,947 km / 1,831 mi · Eurowings
- [ZRH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lszh.md) Zürich Airport · Switzerland · 2,975 km / 1,849 mi · Edelweiss Air
- [FRA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/eddf.md) Frankfurt Main Airport · Germany · 3,031 km / 1,883 mi · Azores Airlines, Lufthansa
- [PRG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lkpr.md) Václav Havel Airport Prague · Czechia · 3,432 km / 2,133 mi · Smartwings
- [VIE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/loww.md) Vienna International Airport · Austria · 3,578 km / 2,223 mi · Austrian Airlines
- [EWR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kewr.md) Newark Liberty International Airport · United States · 4,136 km / 2,570 mi · United Airlines
- [YYZ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/cyyz.md) Toronto Pearson International Airport · Canada · 4,513 km / 2,804 mi · WestJet, Air Canada

## Airlines

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

### Passenger (14)

- S4 [Azores Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/azores-airlines) · 12
- SP [SATA Air Açores](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/sata-air-acores) · 5
- AC [Air Canada](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/air-canada) · 1 · seasonal
- OS [Austrian Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/austrian-airlines) · 1 · seasonal
- NT [Binter Canarias](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/binter-canarias) · 1 · seasonal
- BA [British Airways](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/british-airways) · 1 · seasonal
- WK [Edelweiss Air](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/edelweiss-air) · 1 · seasonal
- EW [Eurowings](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/eurowings) · 1 · seasonal
- IB [Iberia](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/iberia) · 1 · seasonal
- LH [Lufthansa](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/lufthansa) · 1 · seasonal
- QS [Smartwings](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/smartwings) · 1 · seasonal
- HV [Transavia](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/transavia) · 1 · seasonal
- UA [United Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/united-airlines) · 1 · seasonal
- WS [WestJet](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/westjet) · 1 · seasonal

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Passengers | 2.8M (2025) | #493 of 3,974 | #136 in Europe | #5 in PT |
| Longest runway | 2,497 m / 8,192 ft | #2,587 of 29,858 | #483 in Europe | #10 in PT |
| Elevation | 79 m / 259 ft | =32,371 of 43,403 | =3,991 in Europe | #37 in PT |
| Age | Opened 1969 | =6,015 of 15,079 | =1,090 in Europe | #16 in PT |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =646 in Europe | =5 in PT |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| APP | APP | 119.400 |
| TWR | TWR | 118.300 |

## Nearby airports

- [SMA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lpaz.md) Santa Maria Airport · 97 km / 61 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: “John Paul II Ponta Delgada Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=John_Paul_II_Ponta_Delgada_Airport&oldid=1372603728), revision of 1 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/lppd/data