How Many Flights Per Day at Lisbon Airport (LIS)?

Lisbon's Humberto Delgado Airport (LIS) is Portugal's busiest and a major TAP Air Portugal hub. Pre-pandemic (2019), it handled ~1,100 movements/day (arrivals + departures) on average—peaking at 1,300+ in July/August and dipping to ~900 in winter.

What "Flights Per Day" Actually Means

• Scheduled passenger: ~85% of movements. TAP (~50%), Ryanair (~20%), easyJet, Azul, Lufthansa, British Airways, etc.
• Cargo: Dedicated freighters + belly cargo on passenger flights.
• General aviation/business: Small but steady.

Post-COVID Recovery

2023 saw 33.6 million passengers (95% of 2019). Summer 2023 daily movements regularly topped 1,200. The airport is slot-constrained (single runway, 38 movements/hour cap), so growth now comes from upgauging (A321neo, A330neo, 787) not frequency.

Where to Find Live Data

• ANA Aeroportos (operator): ana.pt → Statistics → Traffic Data.
• Eurocontrol: NMOC dashboard for real-time flows.
• FlightRadar24 / FlightAware: Filter "LIS" for live count.
• IATA WATS / ACI: Annual summaries.

For today's exact number, check FlightRadar24 at 23:59 UTC—it'll show completed movements. But 1,100–1,250 is the working range for a normal summer weekday.