How busy is Francisco de Sá Carneiro Airport right now?

Porto OPO Updated 2:41 PM local time.

Busy

Busy right now. Leave about 20 minutes earlier than usual.

Busier than 72% 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	Quiet	Light	Quiet	–	–
01:00	Quiet	Quiet	Quiet	Quiet	–	–	–
02:00	Quiet	Quiet	Quiet	Quiet	Quiet	Quiet	Quiet
03:00	Light	Light	Light	Light	Light	Light	Light
04:00	Peak	Peak	Peak	Peak	Peak	Peak	Peak
05:00	Peak	Peak	Peak	Peak	Peak	Peak	Peak
06:00	Busy	Moderate	Busy	Busy	Busy	Busy	Busy
07:00	Busy	Busy	Busy	Peak	Moderate	Busy	Busy
08:00	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Busy	Light	Moderate	Moderate
09:00	Moderate	Peak	Busy	Busy	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate
10:00	Peak	Peak	Peak	Peak	Peak	Peak	Peak
11:00	Peak	Peak	Peak	Busy	Peak	Peak	Peak
12:00	Busy	Light	Moderate	Peak	Moderate	Busy	Moderate
13:00	Light	Light	Moderate	Busy	Moderate	Light	Moderate
14:00	Peak	Moderate	Moderate	Busy	Busy	Busy	Moderate
15:00	Peak	Busy	Peak	Peak	Busy	Moderate	Busy
16:00	Busy	Busy	Peak	Busy	Busy	Busy	Busy
17:00	Moderate	Busy	Busy	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Peak
18:00	Peak	Peak	Busy	Busy	Moderate	Busy	Busy
19:00	Moderate	Moderate	Light	Moderate	Moderate	Light	Light
20:00	Busy	Light	Light	Light	Moderate	Light	Light
21:00	Light	Quiet	Light	Light	Light	Light	Light
22:00	Quiet	Quiet	Light	Light	Quiet	Quiet	Quiet
23:00	Quiet	Quiet	Quiet	Quiet	Light	–	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 Francisco de Sá Carneiro Airport.

1 midnight Quiet

2 2:00 AM Quiet

3 11:00 PM Quiet

4 1:00 AM Quiet

5 10:00 PM Quiet

Where this airport flies

1 Spain 230 flights a week 2 France 216 flights a week

3 Portugal 181 flights a week

4 United Kingdom 121 flights a week 5 Germany 98 flights a week 6 Switzerland 84 flights a week 7 Italy 62 flights a week 8 Netherlands 45 flights a week

When the terminal fills up

At Francisco de Sá Carneiro Airport the departure hall is busiest around 5:00 AM and quietest around 9:00 PM. The heaviest day is Monday.

Common questions

How busy is Francisco de Sá Carneiro Airport right now?

Busy right now. Leave about 20 minutes earlier than usual. That puts it busier than 72% of the time at this airport.

When is Francisco de Sá Carneiro Airport at its busiest?

The departure hall is fullest around 5:00 AM and emptiest around 9:00 PM. Monday is the heaviest day of the week.

How early should I get to Francisco de Sá Carneiro 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 Francisco de Sá Carneiro Airport fly to?

The busiest destinations by scheduled departures are Spain, France, Portugal, 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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