Porto Airport › Departures
The departures board for Porto Airport lists destination, airline, scheduled time and status for every flight of the day.
All flights leave from one terminal, with the departures kerbside on floor 3; flights to the United Kingdom and Ireland board in the non-Schengen area behind passport control, so allow extra time after security.
Flight data is supplied by a third party and may differ from the official displays in the terminal.
The board for Porto Airport uses a handful of status messages: scheduled means no change, estimated gives the updated time, landed appears when the aircraft touches down, and delayed or cancelled speak for themselves. After landing, passengers need a while longer to reach the arrivals hall, because bags have to be delivered and travellers from outside the Schengen area pass through border control. British passport holders are registered in the European Entry/Exit System, which records fingerprints and a photo, and the UK government advises travellers to be prepared to wait longer than usual at the border.
One flight can appear under two numbers when airlines sell seats on each other's services, which is common on TAP Air Portugal routes. If you cannot find a flight number on the board for Porto Airport, search by the origin or destination and the scheduled time instead. Low-cost airlines schedule many late-evening arrivals at Porto Airport, and these are the flights most often pushed back, so check the board again before leaving for the terminal.
The operator of Porto Airport recommends being at check-in 90 minutes before a Schengen flight, 120 minutes before a flight to the United Kingdom or Ireland and 180 minutes before an intercontinental flight.
The first metro from Trindade reaches Porto Airport at about 06:30 on weekdays and about 06:50 at weekends, too late for the earliest departures: use the night bus 3M, a taxi or a pre-booked transfer for a flight before about 08:00.
Returning a hire car before the flight takes place at the terminal of Porto Airport; the desks of most brands open at 06:00 or 07:00, so check the out-of-hours return instructions for an early flight.
A UK passport must have been issued less than ten years before the day you arrived and be valid for at least three months after the day you leave the Schengen area, according to the UK government; exit checks under the Entry/Exit System can add time before the gate.
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