Lisbon Airport (LIS/LPPT)
New routes and frequency possibilities and why these routes would work
| Europe | |
| Unserved Routes | Underserved Routes |
| Athens | Amsterdam |
| Birmingham | Bilbao |
| Glasgow | Manchester |
| Riga | Stockholm |
| Vienna | |
| North Africa | |
| Unserved Routes | |
| Tripoli | |
| Middle East | |
| Unserved routes | |
| Abu Dhabi | Dubai |
| Doha | |
| Far East | |
| Unserved routes | |
| Bangkok | Singapore |
| Beijing | Seoul |
| North America | |
| Unserved Routes | Underserved Routes |
| Chicago | Boston |
| Miami | Toronto |
| Washington | |
| New York JFK | |
Why Lisbon?
Geographic Location
- Capital city of Portugal.
- Central location, midway between the north (Oporto) and the south (Algarve) of Portugal.
- 1h30m away from Badajoz, the biggest city of province of Extremadura in Spain.
- More than 5 million people live within 2 hours distance.
- LIS is the most important European gateway to Brazil and Africa. There are more than 120 non stop scheduled weekly flights to 10 destinations in South America and 15 in Africa.
Tourism
- 17th destination in the 2008 Travel & Tourism Competitiveness Index.
- 47th top city destination in the world (Euromonitor International, 2008).
- 2nd best city in the world value for money (2008 Value for Money Index from hotels.info).
- 1st place in the first edition of the Best Destination 2010: the most beautiful place to go for a trip or a week, selected by European Consumers Choice.
SUN AND SEA - 150 km of Atlantic beaches in easy reach. Elected as one of the best spots in the world for surf and windsurf hosting world events.
GOLF – Twenty-one 18 hole golf courses available within an hour distance by car. In 2007 Lisbon Golf Coast was voted European Golf destination of the year by International Association of Golf Tour Operators.
RESIDENTIAL REAL ESTATE AND GOLF RESORT DEVELOPMENTS - more than 50 projects are being developed. €13,5 billion investments are due in the coming years. A big part being bought by foreigners.
CRUISE – 1M passengers went through the port.
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Business
- Economic output of the region is €24000 per capita / 37% of total Portuguese GDP.
- 15th best city to locate a business (2007 European Cities Monitor).
- 10th place in World International Meetings Ranking (ICCA 2008).
- 8th place in World International Meetings Ranking (ICCA, 2009).
Ports:
- The Port of Lisbon handled 12M tons of goods (2009)
- The Port of Sines is the main port in the Ibero-atlantic front. (25M tons)
VFR
- 0.5M foreigners live in Portugal. 0.2M live in Lisbon region, 50% of African and 39% of European origin.
- 5 million Portuguese origin live around the world: North America (1.5 million), Europe (1.5 million), South America (1.2 million) and South Africa (0.5M).
Marketing
- Route Development Fund co-financed by Lisbon Airport, Lisbon Tourism Association and the Portuguese Tourism Bureau. 5 year budget of €20M.
- Airlines Performance Rewards was set up by Lisbon Airport within a strategy of traffic growth and diversification.
- Lisbon Airport encourages an active Promotional Support for airlines advertising campaigns as well as for product development and placement in the Portuguese market.
Lisbon Airport Awards
Every year, Lisbon Airport rewards airlines that stand out in a number of categories, such as environment, load factor, growth, cargo, punctuality and Best airline of the Year. The ceremony is held in January with representatives from airline community, the trade, tourism and other interested business parties.
Download: Lisbon Airport Awards (.pdf)
Catchment Area
- 30 min catchment area
- 60 min catchment area
- 120 min catchment area
Freight opportunities
As part of the ongoing Expansion Plan, the new Cargo Complex was inaugurated in December 2008. It has increased capacity to 100,000 tons per year and can go up to 150,000 tons per year.
Geography
- Lisbon Airport is conveniently located only 7 Km (4 miles) away from Lisbon city centre.
- It is served by a network of buses linking the airport to the city center and surrounding areas. The three main intermodal transportation centres are also connected to the Airport.
Infrastructure & Operations
Important infrastructure developments and/or other news
- Lisbon Airport is going through a major Expansion Plan for the period 2006-2010.
- Main objectives of the Lisbon Airport Expansion Plan are to support the expected growth in the present traffic up to 2017, guaranteeing improved levels of quality, comfort and safety in the service provided.
- Moreover, this plan should consolidate the position of the Airport as a European hub, increasing the capacity of the system for the circulation of aircraft, enhancing the quality of the service provided, and increasing the handling capacity of the terminals (passengers, baggage and cargo), in balance with the capacity on the air side, so as to meet the demand until the opening of the new airport in 2017. By the completion of the Expansion Plan in 2010, the capacity will have been increased to 40 movements/hour, that is, about 4300 passengers/hour.
Vital statistics
2009:
- Total passengers: 13,287M.(-2,6% vs 2008)
- Aircraft movements: 136,284 (-5,9% vs 2008)
- Total freight handled: 83.359 ton (-6,2% vs 2008)
- Average load factor: 69%
- Average MTOW: 79 ton
- Low Cost market share is 15% of total traffic in 2008 with a total of 2 million passengers.
- 34 airlines on Summer 10
- Home Based airlines: TAP Portugal, SATA International and Aerovip
- 96 scheduled destinations on Summer 10
Download: Lisbon Airport Traffic Report 2008
Passenger Profile (Summer09 survey)
- Business/Leisure/VFR and others: 37%/43%/20%
- Transfer Passengers: 33%
- Male/Female: 58%/42%
- Age: <25: 10% | 25-40: 43% | 40-60: 39% | >60: 8%
- Nationality: Portugal: 48% | EU: 30% | Brazil: 9% | Others: 13%
