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ANA Aeroportos de Portugal - Azores Airports

  • Country/Region: Flag of Portugal Portugal
  • Telephone: 00351296205403
  • Website: www.ana.pt
  • PAX: 2,080,954
  • IATA: PDL
  • ICAO: LPPD

About The Airport

PDL, your opportunity destination in 5 key points:

1.     Strategic location
Situated in São Miguel Island, in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean, Ponta Delgada Airport is the main gateway to the Azorean Islands, and from the islands to Europe and North America.

2.      A growing market
Ponta Delgada Airport reached 2.4 million passengers in 2023, resulting in an increase of 22% of traffic vs 2019, with the addition of 7 new airlines (Lufthansa, Edelweiss, United, British Airways, Iberia, Transavia Netherlands and Binter Canarias).  

3.      Low presence of low-cost competition
Low-cost competition in Ponta Delgada Airport only represents 13% of the total passenger traffic in 2023. 100% of the capacity added in 2023 vs 2019 is driven by Full-Service Carriers.

4.      A booming leisure destination
2023 was the best year in the Azores with 505,000 international tourists, an increase of + 32% vs 2019.

5.      Strong development opportunities in PDL
19% of the total passengers flying to and from PDL still travel via a connecting hub, showing the potential and need for further direct capacity.

The Azores: a year-round destination, sustainable by Nature!

  • The Azorean Archipelago, constituted of nine volcanic islands, is located in the midst of the Atlantic Ocean, halfway between Europe and North America. São Miguel, whose main city is Ponta Delgada, is the most visited island with 70% of the total market.

  • The genesis of the Azores is found upon 1766 volcanos, nine of which are still active. The landscape is filled with dry calderas, craters lakes, fumaroles, and thermal water springs. The Azores have hydro-thermal resources, from various springs of natural carbonic water, waterfalls, and iron water pools, which have been used and exploited for centuries. The Azores have been elected Europe´s leading Adventure destination in 2020, 2021 and 2022, and World´s Leading Adventure Destination in 2023, by the World Travel Awards.

  • The Azores are a high-end destination, with 44% of the total Hotel capacity in 5/4* Hotels. Seven new Hotels are currently under construction, resulting in an increase of 20% vs 2023 in the total number of rooms in 5/4* Hotels.

  • The passenger profile in PDL changed a lot after the COVID-19 Pandemic: 50% of the passengers are age below 35 (vs 23% in 2019).  In addition, 62% of the passengers now travel to the Azores for less than 7 days (vs 50% in 2019).

  • The Azores, due to its mild climate, is a destination to visit any time of the year. The expression 'nature all around you' can be used to describe the Azorean Archipelago. The Azores are the ideal place to enjoy unmatched adventure experiences in a natural setting, such as whale-watching, scuba diving, hiking, canyoning, canoeing, paragliding.

    Find out more at https://www.visitazores.com/en

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