Airports / Portugal / PDL
João Paulo II Airport
LPPD / PDLPonta Delgada, PortugalELEV 259 FT
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
53 nm
To the nearest alternate
Santa Maria Airport (SMA).
Overview
Located in Ponta Delgada, Portugal, João Paulo II Airport (LPPD / PDL) operates as a large commercial airport. The field lies at an elevation of 259 feet. The airport supports scheduled airline service as well as private jet and charter movements.
PDL has no resident charter fleet; trips here are typically flown by operators repositioning from surrounding airports. Useful alternates include Santa Maria Airport (SMA, 53 nm), Lajes Airport (TER, 90 nm), and São Jorge Airport (SJZ, 129 nm).
Quotes for flights out of PDL vary with aircraft type, repositioning, and schedule flexibility. Use the cost estimator to model a trip from PDL, or browse verified operators serving the area.
Field capability
ICAO
LPPD
IATA
PDL
FAA / Local
LPPD
Elevation
259 ft
Coordinates
37.7412° N · 25.6979° W
Airspace
G · GolfClass G — GolfUncontrolled field — no tower. Pilots self-announce and sequence themselves on the common traffic advisory frequency.Source: FAA NASR class airspace
Size
Large
Scheduled svc
Yes
Elevation vs Portugal fields
state range 5–2,241 ft
At 259 ft, PDL sits lower than 52% of the 31 Portugal fields on the register.
Access & alternates
Closest alternate fields by great-circle distance — every listing links to its own field brief.
- 53nmSMASanta Maria AirportVila do Porto
- 90nmTERLajes AirportPraia da Vitória
- 129nmSJZSão Jorge AirportVelas
- 136nmGRWGraciosa AirportSanta Cruz da Graciosa
- 138nmPIXPico AirportPico Island
- 150nmHORHorta AirportHorta
Location
Open the full mapLPPD · João Paulo II Airport · Ponta Delgada, Portugal