# Porto Santo Airport (PXO / LPPS)

**Porto Santo Airport** (IATA: PXO, ICAO: LPPS) is a medium airport in Vila Baleira, Autonomous Region of Madeira, Portugal. It opened in 1960. It has one runway, 3,006 m (9,861 ft) long, concrete. In 2025 it handled 244 thousand passengers.

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

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: PXO / LPPS
- Type: Medium airport
- Serves: Vila Baleira, Autonomous Region of Madeira, Portugal
- Opened: 1960
- Elevation: 104 m / 341 ft
- Coordinates: 33.0734, -16.3500
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 3,006 m / 9,861 ft
- Passengers: 243,856 (2025)
- Time zone: UTC+0/+1 · Atlantic/Madeira
- Website: https://www.aeroportoportosanto.pt/
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Porto_Santo_Airport (24 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1432485
- Weather station: LPPS · WMO 08524
- Ident: LPPS

## Timeline

- 1960: Porto Santo Airport opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 18/36 | 3,006 m / 9,861 ft | 45 m / 148 ft | Concrete | 178° / 358° | yes |

## Passengers per year

| Year | Passengers | Source |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2014 | 110,409 | Eurostat |
| 2015 | 126,342 | Eurostat |
| 2016 | 159,217 | Eurostat |
| 2017 | 178,416 | Eurostat |
| 2018 | 167,134 | Eurostat |
| 2019 | 170,129 | Eurostat |
| 2020 | 53,117 | Eurostat |
| 2021 | 126,905 | Eurostat |
| 2022 | 208,298 | Eurostat |
| 2023 | 232,948 | Eurostat |
| 2024 | 233,410 | Eurostat |
| 2025 | 243,856 | Eurostat |

## Routes

6 destinations in 4 countries. From the airport's Wikipedia article.

### Year-round (3)

- [FNC](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lpma.md) Cristiano Ronaldo International Airport · Portugal · 58 km / 36 mi · Binter Canarias
- [LIS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lppt.md) Lisbon Humberto Delgado Airport · Portugal · 908 km / 564 mi · easyJet
- [LUX](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ellx.md) Luxembourg-Findel International Airport · Luxembourg · 2,614 km / 1,624 mi · Luxair

### Seasonal (3)

- [LIS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lppt.md) Lisbon Humberto Delgado Airport · Portugal · 908 km / 564 mi · TAP Air Portugal
- [OPO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lppr.md) Francisco de Sá Carneiro Airport · Portugal · 1,134 km / 705 mi · easyJet
- [BGY](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lime.md) Il Caravaggio International Airport · Italy · 2,624 km / 1,630 mi · AlbaStar

### Seasonal charter (3)

- [LIS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lppt.md) Lisbon Humberto Delgado Airport · Portugal · 908 km / 564 mi · Smartwings
- [OPO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lppr.md) Francisco de Sá Carneiro Airport · Portugal · 1,134 km / 705 mi · Smartwings, Privilege Style
- [PRG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lkpr.md) Václav Havel Airport Prague · Czechia · 3,136 km / 1,949 mi · Smartwings

## Airlines

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

### Passenger (7)

- QS [Smartwings](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/smartwings) · 3 · seasonal charter
- U2 [easyJet](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/easyjet) · 2
- AP [AlbaStar](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/albastar) · 1 · seasonal
- NT [Binter Canarias](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/binter-canarias) · 1
- LG [Luxair](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/luxair) · 1
- P6 [Privilege Style](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/privilege-style) · 1 · seasonal charter
- TP [TAP Air Portugal](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/tap-air-portugal) · 1 · seasonal

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Passengers | 244K (2025) | #1,449 of 3,974 | #317 in Europe | #8 in PT |
| Longest runway | 3,006 m / 9,861 ft | #1,161 of 29,858 | #158 in Europe | #6 in PT |
| Elevation | 104 m / 341 ft | =30,344 of 43,403 | =3,501 in Europe | #30 in PT |
| Age | Opened 1960 | =4,584 of 15,079 | =930 in Europe | #11 in PT |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =646 in Europe | =5 in PT |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| GCA | GCA | 123.300 |
| TWR | TWR | 120.050 |

## Nearby airports

- [FNC](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lpma.md) Cristiano Ronaldo International 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: “Porto Santo Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Porto_Santo_Airport&oldid=1363072613), revision of 7 Jul 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/lpps/data