LPPD is the ICAO code for João Paulo II Airport (IATA PDL), located in Ponta Delgada, 20, Portugal.
João Paulo II Airport (LPPD) is a large airport in Ponta Delgada, 20, Portugal. Pilots and dispatchers reference it by ICAO code LPPD or IATA code PDL. It sits in Europe.
João Paulo II Airport is a commercial-airline hub that also handles a steady stream of private and corporate traffic. Mixed commercial and private operations mean planners should expect slot coordination, handling agent involvement, and the usual international hub procedures.
João Paulo II Airport sits near sea level at 259 ft.
Local operations run on Atlantic/Azores. Because the field hosts scheduled airline operations, private operators should expect a defined slot environment, possible CDM coordination at peak banks, and limited ramp availability during major event weekends. Booking FBO ramp space in advance is normal practice.
SkyAccess currently tracks 2 departing and 0 arriving private-jet legs at LPPD across the next six months of operator inventory. 2 charter operators have run trips through this field in our recent inventory window.
As one of the larger fields in Portugal, LPPD tends to be the natural choice for long-range international charters and crew-rest-required flights.
No current arriving empty legs tracked. New legs appear here as operators post inventory.