How busy is Humberto Delgado Airport right now?

Lisbon LIS Updated 2:41 PM local time.

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Very busy right now. Leave 30 to 45 minutes earlier than usual.

Busier than 88% of the time here

The week, hour by hour

The last few days as they actually were, plus today and tomorrow projected.

Expected crowding by hour and day. Rows are the hour of the day, columns are the date.
Hour	Fri21/8	Sat22/8	Sun23/8	Mon24/8	Tue25/8	Wed26/8	Thu27/8
00:00	–	Quiet	–	–	Quiet	–	–
01:00	Quiet	Quiet	Quiet	Quiet	Quiet	Quiet	Quiet
02:00	Quiet	Quiet	Quiet	Quiet	Quiet	Quiet	Quiet
03:00	Light	Light	Light	Light	Light	Light	Light
04:00	Moderate	Busy	Busy	Busy	Busy	Moderate	Moderate
05:00	Busy	Peak	Peak	Busy	Busy	Busy	Moderate
06:00	Peak	Peak	Peak	Peak	Busy	Busy	Peak
07:00	Peak	Peak	Peak	Peak	Peak	Peak	Peak
08:00	Peak	Busy	Busy	Peak	Peak	Busy	Peak
09:00	Busy	Busy	Moderate	Busy	Busy	Peak	Moderate
10:00	Busy	Busy	Busy	Moderate	Peak	Peak	Moderate
11:00	Busy	Busy	Busy	Moderate	Busy	Busy	Busy
12:00	Light	Moderate	Busy	Peak	Peak	Moderate	Busy
13:00	Moderate	Busy	Busy	Peak	Busy	Moderate	Busy
14:00	Peak	Peak	Peak	Peak	Peak	Peak	Peak
15:00	Peak	Peak	Peak	Peak	Peak	Peak	Peak
16:00	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Light	Light
17:00	Peak	Busy	Busy	Moderate	Busy	Moderate	Moderate
18:00	Busy	Busy	Busy	Moderate	Busy	Moderate	Light
19:00	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Light	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate
20:00	Light	Light	Light	Light	Light	Light	Light
21:00	Light	Light	Light	Light	Light	Light	Light
22:00	Light	Quiet	Quiet	Light	Light	Quiet	Quiet
23:00	Quiet	Quiet	Quiet	Quiet	Quiet	Quiet	–

Quiet Light Moderate Busy Peak Tap any square for detail

Estimate Worked out from the published flight schedule and how many seats each flight has. We don't measure the queues themselves.

Quietest times to fly

If your travel dates are flexible, these are the calmest hours at Humberto Delgado Airport.

1 1:00 AM Quiet

2 2:00 AM Quiet

3 midnight Quiet

4 11:00 PM Quiet

5 10:00 PM Quiet

Where this airport flies

1 Spain 355 flights a week

2 Portugal 293 flights a week

3 France 251 flights a week 4 United Kingdom 204 flights a week 5 Italy 165 flights a week 6 Germany 154 flights a week 7 Brazil 115 flights a week 8 United States 108 flights a week

When the terminal fills up

At Humberto Delgado Airport the departure hall is busiest around 7:00 AM and quietest around 10:00 PM. The heaviest day is Sunday.

Common questions

How busy is Humberto Delgado Airport right now?

Very busy right now. Leave 30 to 45 minutes earlier than usual. That puts it busier than 88% of the time at this airport.

When is Humberto Delgado Airport at its busiest?

The departure hall is fullest around 7:00 AM and emptiest around 10:00 PM. Sunday is the heaviest day of the week.

How early should I get to Humberto Delgado Airport?

Passengers arrive on average 1 hour before a short-haul departure and 2 hours before a long-haul one. Add time when the hall is already busy, and always follow your airline's own check-in deadline.

Where does Humberto Delgado Airport fly to?

The busiest destinations by scheduled departures are Spain, Portugal, France, and United Kingdom.

Is this a real measurement of the security queue?

No. It is an estimate worked out from the published departure schedule and the number of seats on each aircraft. We do not measure security, passport control or check-in lines, and we are not connected to any airport or airline.

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