Ponta Delgada, Portugal · flights to the United States

PDL

Ponta Delgada

US routes: 3
Flights: 1,258 both ways
Carriers: 2

Ponta Delgada had 1,258 flights to and from the United States in the twelve months to June 2026, about one departure a day in each direction spread over 3 US routes, the busiest being Boston (BOS) with 723. EUROCONTROL publishes no punctuality series for the airport, so its own figures cannot be quoted here. Portugal publishes no route-level punctuality, so the US routes below are described by frequency and carrier rather than by delay.

By transatlantic volume it is 30th of the 45 European airports with a page here; London Heathrow leads with 81,419 flights. Punctuality and volume do not move together: a hub's transatlantic bank is scheduled around its own connecting flights, and the arrivals that feed it are where the delay comes in.

Departures on time

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Not published for this airport

Arrivals on time

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Schedules operated

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ATFM delay

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Per arriving flight, year to date

Route by route

US routes from PDL

Boston (BOS) takes 57% of the airport's US traffic, followed by New York (JFK) (305) and Newark (EWR) (230). Each route page sets the pair's frequency and carriers beside the departure airport's EUROCONTROL punctuality and the US airport's own DOT record.

US destinations from Ponta Delgada
Route	Flights	Carriers
PDL to BOS · Boston	723	Azores
PDL to JFK · New York	305	Azores
PDL to EWR · Newark	230	United

Flights: DOT international report, both directions, July 2025 to June 2026. A route needs 100 flights for a page.

Carriers

Who flies PDL to the United States

Azores Airlines flew 82% of the airport's US flights, with United Airlines at 230. Two carriers in all: the choice on most routes from here is the airline or the date, not the airline and the date.

Azores Airlines1,028 flights · 82%
United Airlines230 flights · 18%

Across the year

Transatlantic flights from PDL by month

July 2025196
August 2025200
September 2025149
October 202576
November 202570
December 202551
January 202662
February 202659
March 202670
April 202674
May 2026103
June 2026148

Flights in both directions together, as the DOT international report counts them; flights per calendar month.

Your rights

EC 261/2004 at PDL

Every departure from Ponta Delgada is covered by Regulation (EC) 261/2004, whichever airline operates it: a flight arriving in the United States three hours or more late for a reason within the airline's control owes each passenger €600 on these distances, halved if the arrival was under four hours late, plus care and rebooking. Flights back from the United States are covered only on EU carriers.

Delayed three hours or more? Check a claim with Compensair →

What to do with this

Flying to the US from PDL

For a transatlantic trip from Ponta Delgada, the route page is the place to decide: each shows who flies the pair, how often, and what the airport at each end does to a schedule. Leave at least two hours for any onward connection in the United States; immigration is cleared at the first point of entry, before the connecting flight.

Common questions

PDL transatlantic questions

How punctual is Ponta Delgada?

EUROCONTROL publishes no punctuality series for Ponta Delgada. No other public source scores it.

Which US cities can you fly to from Ponta Delgada?

Boston (BOS), New York (JFK) and Newark (EWR), ranked by flights in the DOT's international report for July 2025 to June 2026. 1,258 flights in all, both directions counted.

Which airlines fly from Ponta Delgada to the United States?

Azores Airlines and United Airlines. Azores Airlines flew 82% of the flights.

Can I claim compensation for a delayed flight from Ponta Delgada to the US?

Yes, under EC 261/2004, if the flight arrived three hours or more late or was cancelled at short notice for a reason within the airline's control. The amount on these distances is €600 a passenger, halved if the arrival was under four hours late.

Where to go next

Sources: US DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics, International Report (flights and passengers by carrier and airport pair), July 2025 to June 2026. Rebuilt 22 October 2026; the EUROCONTROL figures refresh with each weekly build, the others when their publisher releases a month. How these sources differ.

Key figures