Humberto Delgado Airport (IATA: LIS, ICAO: LPPT) — informally Lisbon Airport and previously Portela Airport — is an international airport located seven kilometres (four nautical miles) northeast of the historical city centre of Lisbon, the capital of Portugal. With more than 36 million passengers per year, it is the 13th-largest airport in Europe in terms of passenger volume.
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It also carries approximately 200,000 tonnes of cargo per year. The airport is the main hub of Portugal's flag carrier TAP Air Portugal, including its subsidiary TAP Express, and is a hub for low-cost carriers Ryanair and easyJet. It is a focus city for Azores Airlines, euroAtlantic Airways, Hi Fly, and White Airways. It is a major hub for flights to and from South America, notably Brazil, and Africa. The airport is run by the national airport operator ANA Aeroportos de Portugal, which in 2012 was granted under a 50-year-concession contract to the French group Vinci Airports, whose Portuguese branch is headed by José Luís Arnaut. The airport is expected to be shut down after the Lisbon Luís de Camões Airport is fully operational, scheduled for 2034. In the meantime, it remains as one of the most congested airports in Europe and one of the only major airports to have an approach path directly over the city, which leads to noise pollution. Over 414,000 people live within a 5 km (3.1 mi) radius of the airport, the highest number among major airports in Europe. There is an increased risk for hypertension, diabetes, and dementia among nearby residents due to exposure to ultrafine particles left suspended in the air by planes. It has consistently ranked dismally in customer satisfaction, with AirHelp polling it sixth from the last amongst 239 airports in 2024. Planning of the construction of a new airport elsewhere started in the mid-1960s, when it was recognised Portela had virtually impossible prospects of expansion. Subsequently, relocation plans have been postponed or suspended for a myriad of reasons. There are ongoing debates regarding staffing for border and security scrutiny, the optimization of slot attributions, and the best use of the current infrastructure.