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{{Short description|Airport near Ponta Delgada}}
{{for|the airport in Kraków|Kraków John Paul II International Airport}}
{{for|the airport in Kraków|Kraków John Paul II International Airport}}
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{{Infobox airport
{{Infobox airport
| name = Ponta Delgada-João Paulo II Airport
| name = Ponta Delgada<br>João Paulo II Airport
| nativename = <small>''Aeroporto João Paulo II''</small>
| nativename = <small>''Aeroporto João Paulo II''</small>
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| r1-surface = [[Asphalt]]
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| stat-year = 2018
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| footnotes = Sources: [[National Institute of Civil Aviation of Portugal|ANAC]][http://www.anac.pt/vPT/Generico/PublicacoesINAC/BoletinsEstatisticosTrimestrais/Paginas/BoletinsEstatisticosTrimestrais.aspx], Portuguese [[Aeronautical Information Publication|AIP]]<ref name="AIP">AIP [http://www.nav.pt/ais/cd/2012_03_08_AIRAC/html/index.html Part 3 - AD 2 Aerodromes] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120415051720/http://www.nav.pt/ais/cd/2012_03_08_AIRAC/html/index.html |date=15 April 2012 }}</ref><br />[[ANA – Aeroportos de Portugal|ANA]]
| footnotes = Sources: [[National Institute of Civil Aviation of Portugal|ANAC]][http://www.anac.pt/vPT/Generico/PublicacoesINAC/BoletinsEstatisticosTrimestrais/Paginas/BoletinsEstatisticosTrimestrais.aspx], Portuguese [[Aeronautical Information Publication|AIP]]<ref name="AIP">AIP [http://www.nav.pt/ais/cd/2012_03_08_AIRAC/html/index.html Part 3 - AD 2 Aerodromes] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120415051720/http://www.nav.pt/ais/cd/2012_03_08_AIRAC/html/index.html |date=15 April 2012 }}</ref><br />[[ANA – Aeroportos de Portugal|ANA]]
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[[File:Ponta Delgada Airport 1.jpg|thumb|Landing strip of the airport with the Atlantic at the background]]
[[File:Ponta Delgada Airport 1.jpg|thumb|Landing strip of the airport with the Atlantic at the background]]
'''Ponta Delgada - João Paulo II Airport''' {{Airport codes|PDL|LPPD}}, named after [[Pope John Paul II]], is an international [[airport]] located on the island of [[São Miguel Island|São Miguel]], in the [[Portugal|Portuguese]] archipelago of the [[Azores]]. Situated {{Convert|2|km|abbr=on}} west of the city centre of [[Ponta Delgada]], it is the primary (and busiest) airport in the Azores, as well as the fifth largest infrastructure managed by [[ANA Aeroportos de Portugal]]. The terminal was finished in 1995; by 2005 the airport served a total of 873,500 passengers.<ref name="AIP"/> It has scheduled domestic flights to all islands of the Azores, plus [[Madeira]] and the mainland, namely ([[Lisbon]], [[Porto]] and [[Faro, Portugal|Faro]]). João Paulo II Airport also accommodates international flights to and from Europe and North America. The airport is the major hub for the SATA Group of airlines, which includes both inter-island [[SATA Air Açores]] and international [[Azores Airlines]],<ref>SATA Press Kit (2009), p.8</ref> and since April 2015 as a base for [[Ryanair]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://corporate.ryanair.com/news/news/141205-new-base-no-72-in-the-azores/?market%3Den |title=Welcome to Ryanair! |access-date=2014-12-05 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141207133851/http://corporate.ryanair.com/news/news/141205-new-base-no-72-in-the-azores/?market=en |archive-date= 7 December 2014 }}</ref>
'''Ponta Delgada–João Paulo II Airport''' {{Airport codes|PDL|LPPD}}, named after [[Pope John Paul II]], is an [[international airport]] located on the island of [[São Miguel Island|São Miguel]], in the [[Portugal|Portuguese]] archipelago of the [[Azores]]. Situated {{Convert|2|km|mi nmi|abbr=off}} west of the city centre of [[Ponta Delgada]], it is the primary (and busiest) airport in the Azores, as well as the fifth largest infrastructure managed by [[ANA Aeroportos de Portugal]]. The terminal was finished in 1995; by 2005 the airport served a total of 873,500 passengers.<ref name="AIP"/> It has scheduled domestic flights to all islands of the Azores, plus [[Madeira]] and the mainland, namely ([[Lisbon]], [[Porto]] and [[Faro, Portugal|Faro]]). João Paulo II Airport also accommodates international flights to and from Europe and North America. The airport is the major hub for the SATA Group of airlines, which includes both inter-island [[SATA Air Açores]] and international [[Azores Airlines]],<ref>{{Cite book |title=SATA Press Kit |year=2009 |pages=8}}</ref> and since April 2015 as a base for [[Ryanair]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://corporate.ryanair.com/news/news/141205-new-base-no-72-in-the-azores/?market%3Den |title=Welcome to Ryanair! |access-date=2014-12-05 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141207133851/http://corporate.ryanair.com/news/news/141205-new-base-no-72-in-the-azores/?market=en |archive-date= 7 December 2014 }}</ref>


==History==
==History==
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{{Airport destination list
{{Airport destination list
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| [[Azores Airlines]] | [[Logan International Airport|Boston]], [[Madeira Airport|Funchal]], [[Gran Canaria Airport|Gran Canaria]], [[Lisbon Airport|Lisbon]], [[John F. Kennedy International Airport|New York–JFK]],<ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.azoresairlines.pt/en/campaigns/new-routes |title = New Routes |website = Azores Airlines}}</ref> [[Francisco de Sá Carneiro Airport|Porto]], [[Nelson Mandela International Airport|Praia]], [[Toronto Pearson International Airport|Toronto–Pearson]] <br/> '''Seasonal:''' [[Barcelona Airport|Barcelona]],<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.azoresairlines.pt/en/campaigns/new-routes |title = Azores Airlines}}</ref> [[L.F. Wade International Airport|Bermuda]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.royalgazette.com/general/news/article/20210109/details-on-flights-to-and-from-the-azores/|title=Details on flights to and from the Azores|last=McWhirter|first=Fiona|work=[[The Royal Gazette (Bermuda)|The Royal Gazette]]|date=9 January 2021|access-date=20 April 2021}}</ref> [[Bilbao Airport|Bilbao]] (begins 1 July 2023),<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/220818-s43q23bio | title=Azores Airlines Adds Bilbao Service in 3Q23 }}</ref> [[Frankfurt Airport|Frankfurt]], [[Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport|Montréal–Trudeau]] (resumes 13 June 2023),<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/220819-s4ns23yul | title=Azores Airlines Resumes Ponta Delgada – Montreal Route in NS23 }}</ref> [[Charles de Gaulle Airport|Paris–Charles de Gaulle]]<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.air-journal.fr/2020-12-09-sata-reliera-ponta-delgada-a-paris-et-londres-5224469.html |title = SATA reliera Ponta Delgada à Paris et Londres Air Journal|date = 9 December 2020}}</ref>
| [[Azores Airlines]] | [[Logan International Airport|Boston]],<ref name="auto">{{Cite web|url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/230918-s4ns24na|title=Azores Airlines Expands Funchal – North America Routes in NS24|website=www.aeroroutes.com|accessdate=5 October 2023}}</ref> [[Gago Coutinho Airport|Faro]],<ref>{{Cite web |title=Azores Airlines Plans June 2024 Ponta Delgada – Faro Launch |url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/230822-s4jun24fao |access-date=2023-08-22 |website=www.aeroroutes.com |language=en-CA}}</ref> [[Madeira Airport|Funchal]], [[Gran Canaria Airport|Gran Canaria]], [[Lisbon Airport|Lisbon]], [[John F. Kennedy International Airport|New York–JFK]],<ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.azoresairlines.pt/en/campaigns/new-routes |title = New Routes |website = [[Azores Airlines]]}}</ref> [[Charles de Gaulle Airport|Paris–Charles de Gaulle]],<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.air-journal.fr/2020-12-09-sata-reliera-ponta-delgada-a-paris-et-londres-5224469.html |title = SATA reliera Ponta Delgada à Paris et Londres Air Journal|date = 9 December 2020|website=www.air-journal.fr}}</ref> [[Francisco de Sá Carneiro Airport|Porto]], [[Nelson Mandela International Airport|Praia]], [[Toronto Pearson International Airport|Toronto–Pearson]]<ref name="auto"/> <br> '''Seasonal:''' [[Barcelona Airport|Barcelona]],<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.azoresairlines.pt/en/campaigns/new-routes |title = Azores Airlines|website=[[Azores Airlines]]}}</ref> [[L.F. Wade International Airport|Bermuda]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.royalgazette.com/general/news/article/20210109/details-on-flights-to-and-from-the-azores/|title=Details on flights to and from the Azores|last=McWhirter|first=Fiona|work=[[The Royal Gazette (Bermuda)|The Royal Gazette]]|date=9 January 2021|access-date=20 April 2021}}</ref> [[Bilbao Airport|Bilbao]],<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/220818-s43q23bio | title=Azores Airlines Adds Bilbao Service in 3Q23|website=www.aeroroutes.com }}</ref> [[Frankfurt Airport|Frankfurt]], [[Gatwick Airport|London–Gatwick]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/231029-s4ns24lgw|title=AZORES AIRLINES SCHEDULES PONTA DELGADA – LONDON GATWICK ROUTE IN NS24}}</ref> [[Milan Malpensa Airport|Milan–Malpensa]],<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/231031-s4ns24mxp |title=AZORES AIRLINES SCHEDULES MILAN LAUNCH IN JUNE 2024 |date=31 October 2024 |website= aeroroutes.com|language=English}}</ref> [[Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport|Montréal–Trudeau]]<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/220819-s4ns23yul | title=Azores Airlines Resumes Ponta Delgada – Montreal Route in NS23|website=www.aeroroutes.com }}</ref>
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| [[Binter Canarias]] | '''Seasonal:''' [[Gran Canaria Airport|Gran Canaria]]<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.bintercanarias.com/corporativo/noticias/8902/binter-empieza-a-volar-en-julio-a-cinco-nuevos-destinos-internacionales-y-nacionales | title=Noticias }}</ref>
| [[Binter Canarias]] | '''Seasonal:''' [[Gran Canaria Airport|Gran Canaria]]<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.bintercanarias.com/corporativo/noticias/8902/binter-empieza-a-volar-en-julio-a-cinco-nuevos-destinos-internacionales-y-nacionales | title=Noticias|website=[[Binter Canarias]] }}</ref>
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| [[British Airways]] | '''Seasonal:''' [[London Heathrow Airport|London–Heathrow]]<ref>{{cite web | url=https://simpleflying.com/british-airways-portugal-perfect-flight/ | title=British Airways Adds Portugal Routes and Runs 'The Perfect Flight' | date=15 September 2021 }}</ref>
| [[British Airways]] | '''Seasonal:''' [[London Heathrow Airport|London–Heathrow]]<ref>https://airserviceone.com/new-route-of-the-day-2-july-2022-british-airways-between-london-lhr-and-ponta-delgada/</ref>
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| [[Edelweiss Air]] | '''Seasonal:''' [[Zurich Airport|Zurich]]<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.luzernerzeitung.ch/wirtschaft/airline-baut-die-edelweiss-ihre-langstrecken-flotte-wieder-aus-das-steckt-hinter-den-geruechten-um-neue-flugzeuge-ld.2267226 | title=Edelweiss bald wieder mit mehr Langstrecken-Flügen? }}</ref>
| [[Edelweiss Air]] | '''Seasonal:''' [[Zurich Airport|Zurich]]<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.luzernerzeitung.ch/wirtschaft/airline-baut-die-edelweiss-ihre-langstrecken-flotte-wieder-aus-das-steckt-hinter-den-geruechten-um-neue-flugzeuge-ld.2267226 | title=Edelweiss bald wieder mit mehr Langstrecken-Flügen? | date=29 March 2022 }}</ref>
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| [[Iberia (airline)|Iberia]] | '''Seasonal:''' [[Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport|Madrid]]<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.aviacionline.com/2022/04/iberia-to-increase-its-presence-in-portugal-during-the-summer/ | title=Iberia to increase its presence in Portugal during the summer | date=29 April 2022 }}</ref>
| [[Iberia (airline)|Iberia]] | '''Seasonal:''' [[Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport|Madrid]]<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.aviacionline.com/2022/04/iberia-to-increase-its-presence-in-portugal-during-the-summer/ | title=Iberia to increase its presence in Portugal during the summer | date=29 April 2022|website=[[Avianca]]}}</ref>
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| [[Lufthansa]] | '''Seasonal:''' [[Frankfurt Airport|Frankfurt]]
| [[Lufthansa]] | '''Seasonal:''' [[Frankfurt Airport|Frankfurt]]
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| [[Ryanair]] | [[Lisbon Airport|Lisbon]], [[Porto Airport|Porto]]<br />'''Seasonal:''' [[London Stansted Airport|London–Stansted]], [[Nuremberg Airport|Nuremberg]]
| [[Ryanair]] | [[Lisbon Airport|Lisbon]], [[Porto Airport|Porto]] <br> '''Seasonal:''' [[Brussels South Charleroi Airport|Charleroi]],<ref>https://www.ryanair.com/de/de/lp/timetable?originIata=CRL&destinationIata=PDL</ref> [[London Stansted Airport|London–Stansted]]
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| [[SATA Air Açores]] | [[Flores Airport|Flores]], [[Graciosa Airport|Graciosa]], [[Horta Airport|Horta]], [[Pico Airport|Pico]], [[Santa Maria Airport (Azores)|Santa Maria]], [[São Jorge Airport|São Jorge]], [[Lajes Airport|Terceira]]
| [[SATA Air Açores]] | [[Corvo Airport|Corvo]], [[Flores Airport|Flores]], [[Graciosa Airport|Graciosa]], [[Horta Airport|Horta]], [[Pico Airport|Pico]], [[Santa Maria Airport (Azores)|Santa Maria]], [[São Jorge Airport|São Jorge]], [[Lajes Airport|Terceira]]
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| [[Smartwings]] | '''Seasonal:''' [[Václav Havel Airport Prague|Prague]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.airways.cz/zprava/smartwings-nabidnou-pristi-leto-linku-z-prahy-na-azorske-ostrovy/|title=Smartwings nabídnou příští léto linku z Prahy na Azorské ostrovy &#124; Airways.cz|website=www.airways.cz|accessdate=5 October 2023}}</ref>
| {{nowrap|[[Swiss International Air Lines]]}} | '''Seasonal:''' [[Geneva Airport|Geneva]]
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| [[TAP Air Portugal]] | [[Lisbon Airport|Lisbon]] <br />'''Seasonal:''' [[Porto Airport|Porto]]
| [[TAP Air Portugal]] | [[Lisbon Airport|Lisbon]] <br> '''Seasonal:''' [[Porto Airport|Porto]]
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| [[Transavia]] | '''Seasonal:''' [[Amsterdam Airport Schiphol|Amsterdam]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.routesonline.com/news/29/breaking-news/297061/routes-in-brief-novembers-rolling-daily-updates/|title=Routes In Brief: November's Rolling Daily Updates|website=Routes Online|date=18 November 2021|access-date=24 November 2021}}</ref> [[Paris Orly Airport|Paris–Orly]],<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.tourmag.com/Transavia-61-avions-et-8-nouvelles-lignes-pour-l-ete-2022_a110538.html |title = Transavia : 61 avions et 8 nouvelles lignes pour l'été 2022}}</ref> [[Porto Airport|Porto]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.publico.pt/2021/12/17/fugas/noticia/transavia-anuncia-nova-rota-porto-ponta-delgada-1989018|title = Transavia anuncia nova rota entre Porto e Ponta Delgada}}</ref>
| [[Transavia]] | '''Seasonal:''' [[Amsterdam Airport Schiphol|Amsterdam]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.routesonline.com/news/29/breaking-news/297061/routes-in-brief-novembers-rolling-daily-updates/|title=Routes In Brief: November's Rolling Daily Updates|website=Routes Online|date=18 November 2021|access-date=24 November 2021}}</ref> [[Paris Orly Airport|Paris–Orly]],<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.tourmag.com/Transavia-61-avions-et-8-nouvelles-lignes-pour-l-ete-2022_a110538.html |title = Transavia : 61 avions et 8 nouvelles lignes pour l'été 2022}}</ref> [[Porto Airport|Porto]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.publico.pt/2021/12/17/fugas/noticia/transavia-anuncia-nova-rota-porto-ponta-delgada-1989018|title = Transavia anuncia nova rota entre Porto e Ponta Delgada| date=17 December 2021 }}</ref>
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| [[TUI fly Belgium]] | '''Seasonal:''' [[Brussels Airport|Brussels]]
| [[TUI fly Belgium]] | '''Seasonal:''' [[Brussels Airport|Brussels]]
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| {{nowrap|[[TUI fly Netherlands]]}}| '''Seasonal:''' [[Amsterdam Airport Schiphol|Amsterdam]]
| {{nowrap|[[TUI fly Netherlands]]}}| '''Seasonal:''' [[Amsterdam Airport Schiphol|Amsterdam]]
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| [[United Airlines]] | '''Seasonal:''' [[Newark Liberty International Airport|Newark]]<ref>https://www.united.com/en-us/new-routes {{Bare URL inline|date=December 2021}}</ref>
| [[United Airlines]] | '''Seasonal:''' [[Newark Liberty International Airport|Newark]]<ref>{{Cite news |last=Da Silva |first=Lurdes C. |date=2021-10-14 |title=United Airlines to add Newark/Ponta Delgada route in 2022 |language=en-US |work=[[The Herald News]] |url=https://www.heraldnews.com/story/news/local/ojornal/2021/10/14/united-airlines-add-newark-ponta-delgada-route-2022/8458235002/}}</ref>
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==Incidents==
==Incidents==
* A [[Delta Air Lines]] [[Boeing 757]], operating Delta Flight 414 from [[JFK International Airport]] in [[New York City]], suffered a hard landing on 18 August 2019. No injuries were reported but the airplane was damaged substantially.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://avherald.com/h?article=4cbb7c2a&opt=0|title = Accident: Delta B752 at Ponta Delgada on Aug 18th 2019, hard touch down causes creases in fuselage}}</ref>
* A [[Delta Air Lines]] [[Boeing 757]], operating Delta Flight 414 from [[JFK International Airport]] in [[New York City]], suffered a hard landing on 18 August 2019. No injuries were reported but the airplane was damaged substantially.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://avherald.com/h?article=4cbb7c2a&opt=0|title = Accident: Delta B752 at Ponta Delgada on Aug 18th 2019, hard touch down causes creases in fuselage|website=[[The Aviation Herald]]}}</ref>


==See also==
==See also==
* [[Aviation in the Azores]]
* [[Aviation in the Azores]]
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* [[John Paul II International Airport Kraków–Balice]]
* [[Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport]]
* [[Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport]]
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* [[John Paul II International Airport Kraków–Balice]]


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
{{Commonscatinline}}
{{Commons category-inline|Ponta Delgada-João Paulo II International Airport}}
* [https://www.aeroportopontadelgada.pt/en/pdl/home Official website]
* {{Official|https://www.aeroportopontadelgada.pt/en/pdl/home }}
* {{ASN|PDL}}
* {{ASN|PDL}}


Revision as of 19:27, 9 June 2024

For the airport in Kraków, see Kraków John Paul II International Airport.

Ponta Delgada
João Paulo II Airport

Aeroporto João Paulo II
Summary
Airport typePublic
OwnerVinci Group
OperatorANA Aeroportos de Portugal
ServesPonta Delgada
LocationRelva
Elevation AMSL79 m / 259 ft
Coordinates37°44′31″N 025°41′52″W / 37.74194°N 25.69778°W / 37.74194; -25.69778
Websiteana.pt
Map
LPPD is located in Azores
LPPD
LPPD
Location of Ponta Delgada-Joao Paulo II in the archipelago of the Azores
LPPD is located in North Atlantic
LPPD
LPPD
LPPD (North Atlantic)
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
12/30 2,497 8,192 Asphalt
Statistics (2018)
Passengers1,904,310
Passengers change 17-18Increase3.0%
Aircraft Movements22,685
Movements change 17-18Decrease0.6%
Sources: ANAC[1], Portuguese AIP[1]
ANA
Landing strip of the airport with the Atlantic at the background

Ponta Delgada–João Paulo II Airport (IATA: PDL, ICAO: LPPD), named after Pope John Paul II, is an international airport located on the island of São Miguel, in the Portuguese archipelago of the Azores. Situated 2 kilometres (1.2 miles; 1.1 nautical miles) west of the city centre of Ponta Delgada, it is the primary (and busiest) airport in the Azores, as well as the fifth largest infrastructure managed by ANA Aeroportos de Portugal. The terminal was finished in 1995; by 2005 the airport served a total of 873,500 passengers.[1] It has scheduled domestic flights to all islands of the Azores, plus Madeira and the mainland, namely (Lisbon, Porto and Faro). João Paulo II Airport also accommodates international flights to and from Europe and North America. The airport is the major hub for the SATA Group of airlines, which includes both inter-island SATA Air Açores and international Azores Airlines,[2] and since April 2015 as a base for Ryanair.[3]

History

Interior of main terminal

The airport was inaugurated on 24 August 1969 by President Admiral Américo Tomás, after its construction was planned six years earlier, in 1963.[4] Transferred from Santana, at the time of its opening, the runway was 1,800 metres (5,900 ft) long and was then referred to as the Aeroporto da Nordela, owing to its location at the extreme northwest of Ponta Delgada.[4] It was built in order to serve inter-island connections and the continent, using a single Boeing 737 from the national flag carrier (TAP33).[4] Regular flights to Lisbon began two years later.[4]

In May 1995, at the inauguration of the airport terminal, the facility received the designation João Paulo II, in honour of the visit of the Pope to the Azores in 1991.

"This airport, is part of the integrated history and economic and social development of the Azores, in particular of the Micaelenses, and constitutes an relevant equipment at the service of air transport, not just of the passengers, but also the transport and mail. It is the infrastructure with the largest expression of air traffic in the autonomous region of the Azores, reaching in 2011 935,000 passengers."

Along with the airports in Lisbon, Porto, Faro, Flores, Santa Maria, Horta and Beja, the airport's concessions to provide support to civil aviation was conceded to ANA Aeroportos de Portugal on 18 December 1998, under provisions of decree 404/98.[5] With this concession, ANA was also in charge of future planning, development and construction of future infrastructures.[5]

Airlines and destinations

The following airlines operate regular scheduled and charter flights at Ponta Delgada Airport:

AirlinesDestinations
Azores Airlines Boston,[6] Faro,[7] Funchal, Gran Canaria, Lisbon, New York–JFK,[8] Paris–Charles de Gaulle,[9] Porto, Praia, Toronto–Pearson[6]
Seasonal: Barcelona,[10] Bermuda,[11] Bilbao,[12] Frankfurt, London–Gatwick,[13] Milan–Malpensa,[14] Montréal–Trudeau[15]
Binter Canarias Seasonal: Gran Canaria[16]
British Airways Seasonal: London–Heathrow[17]
Edelweiss Air Seasonal: Zurich[18]
Iberia Seasonal: Madrid[19]
Lufthansa Seasonal: Frankfurt
Ryanair Lisbon, Porto
Seasonal: Charleroi,[20] London–Stansted
SATA Air Açores Corvo, Flores, Graciosa, Horta, Pico, Santa Maria, São Jorge, Terceira
Smartwings Seasonal: Prague[21]
TAP Air Portugal Lisbon
Seasonal: Porto
Transavia Seasonal: Amsterdam,[22] Paris–Orly,[23] Porto[24]
TUI fly Belgium Seasonal: Brussels
TUI fly Netherlands Seasonal: Amsterdam
United Airlines Seasonal: Newark[25]

Statistics

Annual passenger traffic at PDL airport. See Wikidata query.
Busiest routes from João Paulo II Airport Airport (2019)[26]
Rank City, airport Passengers %
change
 Top carriers
1 Lisbon 839,826 Increase 9.5% Azores Airlines, Ryanair, TAP Air Portugal
2 Porto 300,426 Increase 8.3% Azores Airlines, Ryanair
3 Terceira 185,246 Increase 1.4% SATA Air Açores
4 Boston 111,950 Increase 11.5% Azores Airlines, TAP Air Portugal
5 Santa Maria 82,431 Increase 5.1% SATA Air Açores
6 Horta 79,464 Increase 6.6% SATA Air Açores
7 Toronto-Pearson 75,763 Decrease 0.5% Azores Airlines, TAP Air Portugal
8 Pico 72,454 Increase 7.1% SATA Air Açores
9 Funchal 46,221 Increase 15.4% Azores Airlines
10 Flores 40,540 Increase 11.6% SATA Air Açores

Incidents

See also

References

Notes
  1. ^ a b AIP Part 3 - AD 2 Aerodromes Archived 15 April 2012 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ SATA Press Kit. 2009. p. 8.
  3. ^ "Welcome to Ryanair!". Archived from the original on 7 December 2014. Retrieved 5 December 2014.
  4. ^ a b c d Fátima Cerqueira Dias (2010)
  5. ^ a b ANA Aeroportos: Relatório de Gestão e Contas (2011) (PDF), Lisbon, Portugal: ANA Aeroportos de Portugal, SA, 2011, p. 1115, archived from the original (PDF) on 2 January 2014, retrieved 2 January 2014
  6. ^ a b "Azores Airlines Expands Funchal – North America Routes in NS24". www.aeroroutes.com. Retrieved 5 October 2023.
  7. ^ "Azores Airlines Plans June 2024 Ponta Delgada – Faro Launch". www.aeroroutes.com. Retrieved 22 August 2023.
  8. ^ "New Routes". Azores Airlines.
  9. ^ "SATA reliera Ponta Delgada à Paris et Londres Air Journal". www.air-journal.fr. 9 December 2020.
  10. ^ "Azores Airlines". Azores Airlines.
  11. ^ McWhirter, Fiona (9 January 2021). "Details on flights to and from the Azores". The Royal Gazette. Retrieved 20 April 2021.
  12. ^ "Azores Airlines Adds Bilbao Service in 3Q23". www.aeroroutes.com.
  13. ^ "AZORES AIRLINES SCHEDULES PONTA DELGADA – LONDON GATWICK ROUTE IN NS24".
  14. ^ "AZORES AIRLINES SCHEDULES MILAN LAUNCH IN JUNE 2024". aeroroutes.com. 31 October 2024.
  15. ^ "Azores Airlines Resumes Ponta Delgada – Montreal Route in NS23". www.aeroroutes.com.
  16. ^ "Noticias". Binter Canarias.
  17. ^ https://airserviceone.com/new-route-of-the-day-2-july-2022-british-airways-between-london-lhr-and-ponta-delgada/
  18. ^ "Edelweiss bald wieder mit mehr Langstrecken-Flügen?". 29 March 2022.
  19. ^ "Iberia to increase its presence in Portugal during the summer". Avianca. 29 April 2022.
  20. ^ https://www.ryanair.com/de/de/lp/timetable?originIata=CRL&destinationIata=PDL
  21. ^ "Smartwings nabídnou příští léto linku z Prahy na Azorské ostrovy | Airways.cz". www.airways.cz. Retrieved 5 October 2023.
  22. ^ "Routes In Brief: November's Rolling Daily Updates". Routes Online. 18 November 2021. Retrieved 24 November 2021.
  23. ^ "Transavia : 61 avions et 8 nouvelles lignes pour l'été 2022".
  24. ^ "Transavia anuncia nova rota entre Porto e Ponta Delgada". 17 December 2021.
  25. ^ Da Silva, Lurdes C. (14 October 2021). "United Airlines to add Newark/Ponta Delgada route in 2022". The Herald News.
  26. ^ "Eurostat Data Explorer". Retrieved 24 December 2020.
  27. ^ "Accident: Delta B752 at Ponta Delgada on Aug 18th 2019, hard touch down causes creases in fuselage". The Aviation Herald.
Sources
  • Dias, Fátima Cerqueira (2010), O Aeroporto de Ponta Delgada - João Paulo II, 40 anos de História (in Portuguese), Ponta Delgada (Azores), Portugal{{citation}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)

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