Lisbon Humberto Delgado Airport

Compiled by Bill Gao

Lisbon, Lisbon District (Portugal)

IATA: LIS ICAO: LPPT

Longest Active Runway

12,500 ft

3,810 meters

Field Elevation

374 ft

114 m MSL

Runway Inventory

1 active

1 closed, Lighted / Paved

Coordinates & Class

38.7813°, -9.1359°

LARGE AIRPORT

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Multi-Universe Rankings & Statistical Standing

How ranks work →

RunwayFacts Published Dataset

tied #108 of 650

In curated primary commercial index

Global Commercial Universe

#180 of 7558

Top 2.4% percentile worldwide

For airports with equal runway length, the worldwide order does not indicate a length difference.

National Standing (Portugal)

#1 of 2 in PT

#1 of 20 in full national registry

vs Large Airport Median

+25%

Compared to 10,000 ft baseline

💡 LIS in numbers: 12,500 ft longest runway · tied #108 of 650 published · #180 of 7,558 worldwide (top 2.4%) · #1 in Portugal.

🔬 Operational & Aerodrome Engineering Comparative Analysis

Longest runway ≥10,500 ft

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Elevation & National Context

Lowland Aerodrome (<2,000 ft)

LIS lies at 114 m (374 ft), #302 of 650 published airports by elevation and 46.8 percentile among 7,558 worldwide. It is 73 ft above the Portugal median (301 ft, 2 airports) and the highest published airport in the country.

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Regional Density & Alternates (100 NM)

0 Qualifying Aerodromes in Vicinity

No published neighbour with a paved runway of 5,000 ft or more within 100 NM of LIS. Nearest published airport: Francisco de Sá Carneiro Airport (OPO), 150 NM, 11,417 ft (1,083 ft shorter than LIS); 4 within 250 NM.

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Runway Inventory & National Standing

Primary Runway: 12,500 ft (3,810 m)

LIS runway: 02/20 12,500 × 148 ft asphalt (asp). National standing: #1 of 2 in Portugal; 1,083 ft ahead of OPO (11,417 ft). +25% vs the 10,000 ft baseline.

🛫 Physical Runway Inventory & Surface Engineering

Runway Designator	Length (ft / m)	Width (ft / m)	Surface Material	Lighting	Status
02/20	12,500 ft (3810 m / 3.810 km)	148 ft (45m)	`Asphalt (ASP)`	✅ Lighted	✅ Active
17/35	7,874 ft (2400 m / 2.400 km)	148 ft (45m)	`Asphalt (ASP)`	✅ Lighted	⛔ Closed

🛡️ Source: OurAirports Open Aviation Database, snapshot 2026-09-01 · Provenance →