Airport guide
Lisbon Portela AirportIATA code LIS
Lisbon Portela Airport (LIS/LPPT) is the primary air passenger gateway serving Lisbon, Portugal in Europe. Originfacts tracks 1 direct destination departing from LIS.
- Serves
- Lisbon, Portugal
- Codes
- LIS · LPPT
- IATA · ICAO
- Time zone
- Europe/Lisbon
- Region
- Europe
Lisbon Portela Airport (LIS/LPPT) is the primary air passenger gateway serving Lisbon, Portugal in Europe. Operating on Europe/Lisbon local time at coordinates 38.770°, -9.130°, the airfield functions as an active commercial transit hub for scheduled regional and international flights. Originfacts tracks 1 destination departing from LIS, with primary carrier operations including Iberia and TAP Air Portugal, connecting key routes to Madrid. Passengers traveling through Lisbon Portela Airport are advised to verify terminal assignments, compare ground transport links into Lisbon, and plan check-in times with their operating airline before departure.
Lisbon Portela Airport details
- IATA code
- LIS
- ICAO code
- LPPT
- City
- Lisbon
- Country
- Portugal
- Region
- Europe
- Time zone
- Europe/Lisbon
- Coordinates
- 38.781°, -9.136°
- From OurAirports
Codes, region and time zone come from the Originfacts airport record (last updated 2 May 2026). Fields marked otherwise come from the dataset named on them. None are verified by hand against Lisbon Portela Airport’s own pages.
LIS airport facts
- Size class
- Large airport
- From OurAirports (5 Oct 2026); OurAirports’ own classification
- Elevation
- 114 m (374 ft)
- From OurAirports (5 Oct 2026)
- Opened
- 15 October 1942
- Per Wikidata (opens in a new tab) (retrieved 5 Oct 2026) — date of official opening
- Nearest airport with scheduled flights
- Cascais Airport CAT · 20 km
- OurAirports scheduled-service flag; straight-line distance calculated
Runways at LIS
Source: OurAirports (opens in a new tab) runways data (public domain), retrieved 5 Oct 2026. Not an aeronautical source — not for navigation.
One open runway, lit. The runway 02/20: 3,810 m, asphalt. OurAirports also lists 1 closed runway, not shown.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lighting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02/20 | 3,810 m12,500 ft | 45 m | asphalt | Lit |
Airlines and destinations from LIS
Source: Travelpayouts fare data, 5 Oct 2026 — destinations where travellers found a nonstop fare from LIS in the days before that date. Not a complete or live schedule.
Nonstop fares from LIS to 108 destinations in 40 countries, on 31 airlines. Originfacts’ own route records for LIS are listed separately below.
Airlines named on the fares
- TPTAP Air Portugal33 destinations
- FRRyanair20 destinations
- U2easyJet15 destinations
- VYVueling4 destinations
- S4Azores Airlines3 destinations
- NIPortugalia Airlines3 destinations
- HVTransavia3 destinations
- TSAir Transat2 destinations
- MWMalta Air2 destinations
- PCPegasus Airlines2 destinations
- UXAir Europa1 destination
- JUAir Serbia1 destination
- ADAzul Airlines1 destination
- VRCabo Verde Airlines1 destination
- EKEmirates1 destination
- EYEtihad Airways1 destination
- EWEurowings1 destination
- AYFinnair1 destination
- 5FFly One1 destination
- 6OIberojet1 destination
- FIIcelandair1 destination
- KEKorean Air1 destination
- LHLufthansa1 destination
- QRQatar Airways1 destination
- ATRoyal Air Maroc1 destination
- GQSky Express Greece1 destination
- QSSmartWings Czechia1 destination
- 8FSTP Airways1 destination
- DTTAAG Angola1 destination
- TKTurkish Airlines1 destination
- W6Wizz Air1 destination
The airline on a fare can be the seller of a codeshare flown by a partner. Linked names are matched to Originfacts airline pages by code and name; others are shown as the fare data names them.
Destinations by country
- Spain (12)
- Alicante, Barcelona, Bilbao, Ibiza, Las Palmas, Madrid, Malaga, Menorca, Palma, Sevilla, Tenerife, Valencia
- Brazil (11)
- Belo Horizonte, Brasilia, Curitiba, Florianopolis, Fortaleza, Maceio, Natal, Recife, Rio de Janeiro, Salvador, Sao Paulo
- Portugal (8)
- Faro, Funchal, Horta, Pico Island, Ponta Delgada, Porto, Porto Santo, Terceira
- France (7)
- Bordeaux, Lyon, Marseille, Nantes, Nice, Paris, Toulouse
- Germany (7)
- Berlin, Cologne, Dusseldorf, Frankfurt, Hamburg, Hannover, Munich
- United States (7)
- Boston, Chicago, Los Angeles, Miami, New York, San Francisco, Washington
- Italy (6)
- Bologna, Florence, Milan, Naples, Rome, Venice
- Cape Verde (4)
- Boa Vista, Praia, Sal, Sao Vicente
- United Kingdom (4)
- Bristol, Edinburgh, London, Manchester
- Morocco (3)
- Casablanca, Marrakech, Tangier
- Netherlands (3)
- Amsterdam, Eindhoven, Rotterdam
- Switzerland (3)
- Basel, Geneva, Zurich
- Turkiye (3)
- Ankara, Istanbul, Izmir
- Canada (2)
- Montreal, Toronto
- Poland (2)
- Krakow, Warsaw
- United Arab Emirates (2)
- Abu Dhabi, Dubai
- Angola (1)
- Luanda
- Austria (1)
- Vienna
- Belgium (1)
- Brussels
- Czech Republic (1)
- Prague
- Denmark (1)
- Copenhagen
- Dominican Republic (1)
- Punta Cana
- Finland (1)
- Helsinki
- Ghana (1)
- Accra
- Greece (1)
- Athens
- Guinea-Bissau (1)
- Bissau
- Hungary (1)
- Budapest
- Iceland (1)
- Reykjavik
- Ireland (1)
- Dublin
- Luxembourg (1)
- Luxembourg
- Malta (1)
- Malta
- Moldova (1)
- Chisinau
- Mozambique (1)
- Maputo
- Norway (1)
- Oslo
- Qatar (1)
- Doha
- São Tomé and Príncipe (1)
- Sao Tome Island
- Senegal (1)
- Dakar
- Serbia (1)
- Belgrade
- South Korea (1)
- Seoul
- Sweden (1)
- Stockholm
Linked destinations also have an Originfacts route record from LIS.
Check schedules with the airline or Lisbon Portela Airport before you book.
Airlines on routes from LIS
Source: Originfacts route records, last updated 21 May 2026. Not verified by hand.
The airlines listed on the route Originfacts tracks from LIS. Only 1 route from LIS is in Originfacts’ route records so far — a small sample, not Lisbon Portela Airport’s full network. This is not a complete list of airlines at Lisbon Portela Airport.
Routes from LIS
Source: Originfacts route records, last updated 21 May 2026. Not verified by hand.
The route Originfacts tracks from LIS so far, listed with the distance and estimated flight time in each route record. Only 1 route from LIS is in Originfacts’ route records so far — a small sample, not Lisbon Portela Airport’s full network. Check live schedules with the airline.
Full list of destinations: lisbon-airport.com (opens in a new tab) (the airport’s official site)
Airlines with a hub at LIS
Per Wikidata (opens in a new tab) (retrieved 5 Oct 2026): airlines whose “airline hub” property names LIS, with no end date and not recorded as dissolved. Community-edited; hubs change.
Where LIS is
8.2 km north
Lisbon Portela Airport lies 8.2 km north of Lisbon city centre in a straight line. Road distance is longer; transport options are not yet verified (see terminals and transport below).
Calculated from the airport coordinates (OurAirports) and the Wikidata (opens in a new tab) city-centre point.
Terminals, transport and parking at LIS
Terminal assignments, ground transport into Lisbon, parking, lounges and accessibility services have not been verified against Lisbon Portela Airport’s own pages yet, so none are listed here.
Check directly:lisbon-airport.com (opens in a new tab)Map of the airport location (opens in a new tab)
Before you travel
- Confirm your terminal with the operating airline.
- Check the check-in and bag-drop cut-off times on your booking.
- Allow extra time if you need to change terminals or check bags in again.
- Check your flight status before you leave for the airport.
Climate at LIS, month by month
Source: NASA POWER (opens in a new tab) daily values for 2016–2025 at 38.77°, -9.13° (MERRA-2 reanalysis grid, about 50 km cells), averaged by Originfacts. Modelled, not airport weather-station readings.
Warmest: August (average high 25°C). Coolest: January (15°C high, 9°C low). Wettest: November (92 mm); driest: July (4 mm).
| Month | High | Low | Temperature range | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 15°C | 9°C | 66 mm | |
| Feb | 16°C | 10°C | 51 mm | |
| Mar | 17°C | 11°C | 78 mm | |
| Apr | 19°C | 12°C | 71 mm | |
| May | 21°C | 14°C | 36 mm | |
| Jun | 23°C | 16°C | 16 mm | |
| Jul | 24°C | 17°C | 4 mm | |
| Aug | 25°C | 17°C | 5 mm | |
| Sep | 24°C | 17°C | 27 mm | |
| Oct | 22°C | 16°C | 73 mm | |
| Nov | 18°C | 13°C | 92 mm | |
| Dec | 16°C | 11°C | 83 mm |
Airports near Lisbon
Straight-line distances calculated from each airport’s coordinates in the Originfacts airport records. Road distances are longer.
Lisbon Portela Airport: common questions
Where is Lisbon Portela Airport?
Lisbon Portela Airport serves Lisbon, Portugal. Its coordinates in OurAirports are 38.781°, -9.136°.
What are the airport codes for Lisbon Portela Airport?
The IATA code is LIS and the ICAO code is LPPT.
What time zone is LIS in?
Lisbon Portela Airport is in the Europe/Lisbon time zone.
What is the official website of Lisbon Portela Airport?
The airport’s official website is lisbon-airport.com. For questions about a booking, contact the operating airline.
Which airlines are listed on routes from LIS?
Originfacts’ route records (last updated 21 May 2026) list Iberia and TAP Air Portugal on routes from LIS. This is not a complete list of airlines at Lisbon Portela Airport; check current schedules with the airline.
Where can you fly from LIS?
Originfacts’ route records (last updated 21 May 2026) include only one route from LIS so far, to Madrid. That is a small sample, not Lisbon Portela Airport’s full network. For the full list of destinations, check the airport’s official website (lisbon-airport.com) or the airlines.
How many runways does Lisbon Portela Airport have?
OurAirports lists one open runway at LIS: 02/20 (3,810 m (12,500 ft), asphalt).
Where can you fly nonstop from LIS?
Travelpayouts fare data retrieved 5 Oct 2026 showed nonstop fares from LIS to 108 destinations in 40 countries, the most in Spain (12), Brazil (11) and Portugal (8). That reflects fares travellers found, not a complete or live schedule.
When did Lisbon Portela Airport open?
Wikidata gives 15 October 1942 as its official opening date.
Who operates Lisbon Portela Airport?
Per Wikidata, LIS is operated by ANA – Aeroportos de Portugal, owned by Government of Portugal.
Which airlines have a hub at LIS?
Wikidata lists LIS as a hub of Omni Aviation, Portugália, TAP Air Portugal, TAP Express and White Airways.
How far is LIS from Lisbon city centre?
Lisbon Portela Airport is about 8.2 km north of Lisbon city centre in a straight line, calculated from coordinates. The distance by road is longer.
Sources
Nothing on this page is verified by hand yet. Each section comes from the dataset below, with its date where the dataset has one. Terminal, transport and parking details are left out until they can be read from Lisbon Portela Airport’s own pages.
- Codes, location, time zoneOriginfacts airport record2 May 2026
- Official websiteWikidata record (official website property) (opens in a new tab)5 Oct 2026
- Coordinates, runways, type, elevationOurAirports (opens in a new tab) — public domain5 Oct 2026
- Opening, operator, passengers, hubsWikidata item Q403671 (opens in a new tab) — CC05 Oct 2026
- Nonstop destinations, airlines on faresTravelpayouts Data API (Aviasales fare cache) — fares found, not a complete or live schedule5 Oct 2026
- ClimateNASA POWER (opens in a new tab) daily data (MERRA-2 reanalysis), averaged by Originfacts2016–2025
- Distance to city centreCalculated from airport coordinates and the Wikidata (opens in a new tab) city-centre point—
- Airlines and routesOriginfacts route records — the routes we track, not a full schedule21 May 2026
- Nearby airportsCalculated from airport coordinates—
- Terminals and transportNot yet verified—
Background reading:Wikipedia (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)