The Portela Airport, connects the capital city of Lisbon to some of the major cities of the world. It is the busiest and a major airport of Portugal.
The Portela Airport in Lisbon is geographically located between 38 46' 27" North of Latitude and 009 08' West Longitude at an altitude of 114 m (314ft). The runway of Portela Airport measures 3805 x 45m and 2400 x 45m. The Lisbon Portela Airport is situated 7km (4 miles) from Lisbon city center.
Some of the major airlines operating from Portela Airport are Aer Lingus, SkyEurope, Turkish Airlines, Aerocondor, Blue Air, British Airways, Aigle Azur,, bmi baby, Air Berlin, Egyptair, Finnair, Brussels Airlines, Lufthansa, Royal Air Maroc, EuroAtlantic, Continental, SWISS, Regional Airlines, Germanwings, Iberia, Alitalia, Air Transat, Air France, Vueling, White Airways, Tap Portugal, Air Moldova, Ukraine International, Krasair, Air Nostrum, EasyJet, Tunisair, SAS Braathens, Sata Internacional and TACV.
The airline TAP connects Lisbon to some important cities of the world like Bissau, Barcelona, Amesterdam, Bolonha, Bruxelas, Salvador, Terceira, Zurique, Veneza, Toronto, Rio de Janeiro, São Paulo, Luanda, Faro, London, Copenhagan, Dakar, Fortaleza, Corunha, Genebra, Joanesburg, Funchal, and Frankfurt. SATA International connects the Lisbon to other cities like Terceira, Toronto, Boston, Funchal, Santa Maria and Madeira. Some of the other destinations that are connected o Lisbon are Viena, Saragoça, Moscow, Manchester, Liverpool, Estugarda, Cairo, Berlin, Bristol, Cairo, Helsínquia, Dublin, Kiev and Istambul.
Car parking and car hire facilities in Portella Airport in Lisbon
Short term and long term car parking facilities are available at the airport. P1 and P2 are the short term car parks near the Departures and Arrivals respectively, allowing direct access to the airport terminal.
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P3 is a long term out door car park near the entrance of the airport. Free bus shuttle service links the car parks and the terminals.
Tourists who want to hire a car can approach the company kiosks or counters of car rental companies like Europcar, Hertz, Auto Jardim and many more located near the Arrivals.
Other Facilities at Portella Airport in Lisbon
For the convenience of the tourists information counters are placed near the Arrivals and Departures terminal. Several restaurants, cafes, snack bars and fast food outlets serve food to the tourists. Duty free shops are also there inside this airport. Other facilities include baby care areas, first aid rooms, showers and a boarding lounge.
The Icaro Lounge, Ulisses Lounge and the Apolo Lounge provide modern amenities like pay phone, internet and fax for the corporate travelers. A multi functional conference room is also there
Facilities for the disabled at Portella Airport in Lisbon
Different areas inside the airport are wheelchair accessible. The airport maintains lifts, ramps and special toilets for the physically challenged. A special area for car parking of the disabled is maintained in the airport.
The Lisbon Portela Airport has no hotels. But near the airport numerous hotels like Radisson SAS Hotel Lisboa, Hotel Olissippo Oriente, Marriott Lisbon, the Holiday Inn Lisbon Continental, the Hotel Tivoli Tejo, the NH Campo Grande are located near the airport.
There are plans to expand the airport to accommodate the arrival and departure of more flights. The second terminal was opened for domestic flights in August 2007. Future plans include expansion of the main terminal and construction of a new runaway.
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