National airports handled 7.7 million passengers in July, representing a 2% increase compared to the same period last year, according to the quick statistics on air transport published by Statistics Portugal. This growth follows a slight slowdown of 0.2% recorded in the previous month. During the month of July, there were 26.5 thousand aircraft landings on commercial flights and an average of 128.5 thousand passengers disembarked per day.
Lisbon airport accounted for 48.4% of total passengers, with 20.8 million passengers and a year-on-year growth of 1.0%. Porto airport handled 10.3 million passengers, representing 23.8% of the total and recording growth of 7.1%. Faro airport handled 6.2 million passengers, corresponding to 14.3% of the total, with year-on-year growth of 3.8%.
Between January and July 2026, the number of passengers handled increased by 2.4% and cargo and mail movement grew by 1%, representing a slowdown compared to the growth of 4.9% and 2.6% recorded in the same period of 2025.
The United Kingdom remained the main country of origin and destination for passenger flights. France, Spain, Germany and Italy occupied second, third, fourth and fifth positions, respectively, among the main countries of origin and destination.
