Airport Charges Guide 2011 - ANA

CHARGES GUIDE 2011

CONTENTS 

AIRPORTS MANAGED BY ANA, S.A. _05 

OPERATION PROCEEDINGS IN ANA AIRPORTS _05 

DEFINITIONS _06 

TRAFFIC CHARGES 

Landing/Take off _07 

Aircraft Parking _09 

Hangar _10 

Passenger Service _11 

Airport Opening Time _12 

PRM CHARGE _12 

SECURITY CHARGE _13 

OTHER CHARGES _14 

REGULATORY FRAMEWORK _16 

GENERAL INFORMATION _19 

IMPORTANT: 

This document is issued for information purposes only, providing a quick reference to the charges 

applied in airports under ANA´s responsibility. Only the published legal texts shall prevail. 

Updated: July 2011

AIRPORTS MANAGED BY ANA, S.A. 

A ANA, S.A. is responsible for the management, operation and development of eight airports, according to a 

concession contract awarded by the State. 

The airports are: 

_Lisbon Airport 

_Francisco Sá Carneiro Airport 

_Faro Airport 

_Beja Civil Terminal (upon legal certification) 

In the Azores Islands: 

_João Paulo II Airport 

_Santa Maria Airport 

_Horta Airport 

_Flores Airport 

OPERATION PROCEEDINGS IN ANA AIRPORTS 

All flights landing on or taking-off Portuguese territory will be subject to Portuguese Civil Aviation legislation 

and penal determinations of police and public security in force in Portugal. 

Information about requirements and authorizations needed to operate in Portuguese territory is available in AIP 

PORTUGAL or at the following address: 

INSTITUTO NACIONAL DA AVIAÇÃO CIVIL 

Direcção de Regulação Económica 

Rua B, Edifícios 4, 5 e 6 

1700-008 Lisboa 

Tel. +351 218 423 500 

Fax. +351 218 423 582 

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To operate in ANA airports, it is necessary to fulfil a Traffic Form (Formulário de Tráfego), regarding aircraft´ s 

arrival and departure. 

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DEFINITIONS 

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Technical Stops_ 

Technical stop means the use of the airport by an aircraft for other purposes than passenger, cargo or mail 

embarkation or disembarkation. 

Minimum charge per operation_ 

Lisbon Airport applies a minimum charge per operation to aircraft whose MTOW does not exceed 25 tonnes. 

This charge is not applicable to scheduled air services related with public service, to position flights or ferry 

related to such flights and to the following aircraft: 

ATR-72 

Beechcraft 1900 D 

Citation III 

Citation VII 

Citation X 

CL 600 

CRJ200 

CRJ700 

Embraer 145 

Falcon 50 

Falcon 900 

Falcon 2000 

Fokker 50 

Fokker 70 

HS-125 

Lear Jet 24 D 

Lear Jet 35/A 

Lear Jet 54 

Lear Jet 55 

SAAB 2000 

Passengers departing on Schengen flights_ 

All passengers whose destination is any country subscribing Schengen Agreements, including Portugal (Mainland, 

Madeira and Azores). 

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Passengers departing on non-Schengen intra-EU flights_ 

Passengers travelling to a EU country that has not subscribed Schengen Agreements. 

Passengers departing on international flights_ 

Passengers travelling to any other destinations not included in the two previous categories. 

Direct transit passenger_ 

Passengers who stay temporarily at a given airport, continuing their journey in the same aircraft, without changing 

the flight number or in another aircraft, with the same flight number, due to technical problems. 

Aircraft using the airport are subject to the following charges, exclusive of VAT (Value Added Tax). 

TRAFFIC CHARGES_ 

Traffic charges at Mailand Airports has been in force since 1 st December 2008, under Governmental Decree 

nº. 1312/2008, 12 th November 2008. 

Traffic charges at Azores Airports has been in force since 20 th January 2009, under Governmental Decree 

nº. 50/2008, 19 th January 2009. 

_LANDING/TAKE OFF 

Landing/Take-Off charge is due for each landing operation. 

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Landing/Take-Off charge is levied on the basis of the maximum take-off weight (MTOW) as stated in the 

Certificate of Airworthiness or in any other document that may be considered appropriate for this purpose and 

is due for each aircraft landing. 

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Amounts charged in each category are cumulative, i.e., aircraft with a MTOW over 25 tonnes will be charged 

accordingly with the amounts established for each intermediate category where they may fall into. 

LANDING/TAKE OFF - per tonne 

Aircrafts up to 25 tonnes, per tonne 

25 to 75 tonnes, per tonne above 25 tonnes 

over 75 tonnes, per tonne above 75 tonnes 

75 to 150 tonnes, per tonne above 75 tonnes 

over 150 tonnes, per tonne above 150 tonnes 

Technical Stops - value per tonne 

Minimum charge per operation - up to 10 tonnes 

Minimum charge per operation - 11 to 25 tonnes 

LISBON PORTO FARO BEJA AZORES 

4,35 

5,28 

– 

6,21 

5,28 

4,04 

106,64 

170,63 

Exemptions: 

_Operations exclusively made for the official transportation of State or Government heads and ministers and 

operations under reciprocity agreements, confirmed by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. 

_Operations by military aircraft or others, performing official military missions, non-remunerated or under special 

agreements binding the Portuguese State, as confirmed by the competent entities. 

_Operations for search and rescue, medical emergencies, internal security, civil protection and humanitarian 

missions, as demonstrated by documents. 

_Aircraft returning back to the airport due to technical breakdown, weather conditions or other cases of force 

majeure, duly demonstrated. 

Aircraft used for local flights of test, instruction and training flights may benefit from a reduction of at least 50%. 

4,35 

5,28 

– 

6,21 

5,28 

4,04 

– 

– 

4,35 

5,28 

– 

6,21 

5,28 

4,04 

– 

– 

4,35 

5,28 

– 

6,21 

5,28 

4,04 

– 

– 

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3,07 

3,76 

4,42 

– 

– 

3,33 

– 

– 

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_AIRCRAFT PARKING 

Parking charges are due for each parked aircraft, and are variable according to the parking areas (traffic areas, 

maintenance areas or other). 

Parking charges are not due for the first 90 minutes after landing and 90 minutes before take-off. 

Parking charges are due for certain periods of time and are based on the tonnage metrical unit of the aircraft 

maximum take-off weight. 

PARKING CHARGE 

Traffic Areas 

All aircraft (per tonne and per day) 

Aircraft till 14 tonnes (per day) 

up to 24h or part 

24h to 48h or part 

48h to 72h or part 

over 72h or part 

Aircraft more than 14 tonnes 

up to 24h or part (per tonne) 

24h to 48h or part (per tonne) 

48h to 72h or part (per tonne) 

over 72h or part (per tonne) 

Maintenance Areas (per tonne and per day) 

up to 12 weeks 

over 12 weeks 

Surcharge (per 15 min or part thereof) 


– 

21,75 

43,49 

65,23 

86,98 

1,46 

2,92 

4,38 

5,85 

1,08 

43,92 

1,46 

– 

– 

– 

– 

– 

– 

– 

– 

1,08 

43,92 

1,46 

– 

– 

– 

– 

– 

– 

– 

– 

1,08 

43,92 

1,46 

– 

– 

– 

– 

– 

– 

– 

– 

1,08 

43,92 

Lisbon Airport applies four categories in the following terms: 

_aircraft with MTOW till 14 tonnes, whose charge is based only on schedule category; 

_aircraft with MTOW more than 14 tonnes, whose charge is based on schedule category associated with aircraft MTOW. 

The defined categories are cumulative. 

1,46 

– 

– 

– 

– 

– 

– 

– 

– 

1,08 

1,46 

43,92 

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The following operations are exempt of parking charges in the first 48 hours after landing, provided that the 

airport is not used as their home base: 


operations under reciprocity agreements, confirmed by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs; 


agreements binding the Portuguese State, as confirmed by the competent entities; 



_HANGAR 

This charge is levied on parked aircraft in hangars. 

Hangar charges are due for 24 h periods or part of and are based on the tonnage metrical unit of the aircraft 

maximum take-off weight. 

A charge of 2.95 is livied for Mainland and Azores Airports 

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_PASSENGER SERVICE 

Passenger Service charge is levied on each departing passenger and billed directly to the operators, according 

to their destination. 

PASSENGER SERVICE CHARGE 

Flights inside Schengen Area 

Intra EU flights outside Schengen Area 

International flights 


7,45 

9,50 

12,66 

7,43 

9,45 

12,62 

7,25 

9,19 

12,32 

5,95 

9,47 

12,64 

Exemptions: 

_Children under 2 years old; 

_Passengers in direct transit through the airport; 

_Passengers from any aircraft returning to the airport for technical, meteorological or similar reasons; 

_Passengers departing on aircraft exclusively used for the transportation of State or Government heads and 

ministers and operations under reciprocity agreements, confirmed by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs; 

_Passengers departing on military aircraft or others, performing official military missions, non-remunerated or 

under special agreements binding the Portuguese State, as confirmed by the competent entities; 

_Passengers departing in aircraft used for search and rescue, medical emergencies, internal security, civil protection 

and humanitarian missions, as demonstrated by documents; 

_Passengers departing in aircraft used for local flights of test, instruction and training flights. 

7,25 

9,19 

12,32 

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_AIRPORT OPENING TIME 

This charge is due whenever the airport opens off-schedule, under exceptional circumstances. The request for 

such opening must be presented at least 3 hours prior notice. 

The values of this charge vary according to the nature of the operation, the schedule of the operation and the 

type of aircraft. The charge is levied every two-hour period or fraction. 

OPENING AIRPORT CHARGE 

Continuity/Antecipation 

Commercial reopening 

Emergency reopening - not legally imposed 

JOÃO 

PAULO II 

621,71 

684,90 

621,71 

SANTA 

MARIA 

621,71 

684,90 

621,71 

HORTA 

309,71 

536,07 

369,24 

FLORES 

249,52 

428,83 

369,24 

All operations of search and rescue as well as urgent humanitarian missions, urgent internal security missions or 

urgent civil protection missions, duly demonstrated, are exempt. 

PRM CHARGE (PERSONS REDUCED MOBILITY)_ 

Airlines operating in ANA airports shall pay a charge of 0,50 per departing passenger. This value of PRM Charge 

will be on force from 1 st April 2011 until 31 st March 2012, according to Aviation Authority (INAC) approval, 

based on the Decree Law 241/2008, 17 th December. 

The invoice of this charge will follow the invoicing rules, including exemptions, applicable to passenger service 

charge. This charge is not applied to General Aviation. 

FARO 

621,71 

1006,61 

621,71 

BEJA 

621,71 

1006,61 

621,71 

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SECURITY CHARGE_ 

Security charge is due for services rendered to air transport passengers and is meant to partially cover the costs 

of staff and equipment regarding civil aviation security for the prevention and suppression of unlawful interference 

against civil aviation. 

Pursuant to Decree Law nº 11/2004, 9 th January, two different components in the Security Charge were 

established: 

_One part relates to the installation, maintenance and operation of 100% hold baggage systems. A value of 

1,64 is charged on each departing passenger in national airports, for all flights. ANA, S.A. is responsible for 

collecting this component. 

_A second part of the security charge covers general costs related to civil aviation security services and 

responsibilities. An amount is charged for each departing passenger on national airports and will be settled 

according to the nature of the flight. National Institute of Civil Aviation (INAC) is responsible for collecting it. 

SECURITY CHARGE 

Flights inside Schengen Area 

Intra EU flights outside Schengen Area 

International flights 

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Exemptions: 

_Children under 2 years of age; 

_Passengers in direct transit through the airport; 

_Passengers in official missions that depart on aircraft of Portuguese State or Foreign State private services, on 

the basis of reciprocity agreements. 

2,39 

4,06 

7,07 

2,39 

4,06 

7,07 

2,39 

4,06 

7,07 

2,39 

4,06 

7,07 

2,39 

4,06 

7,07 

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OTHER CHARGES_ 

For the use of the air bridges and GPS, the following charges apply: 

Air bridge 

This charge is due for the provision of air bridges to embark and disembark passengers. 

For utilization period 

Per minute, till 2 hours 

Per minute, more than 2 hours 

1 airbridge, per minute 

2 airbridges, per minute 

In Lisbon and Faro Airports, this charge includes the use of GPS equipment. 

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LISBON PORTO FARO 

GPS (Ground Power System) 

This charge is due for the use of supplying electrical energy transformed to 400hz provided through GPS 

equipment. 

For utilization period 

3,22 

3,84 

– 

– 

– 

– 

1,71 

2,56 

– 

– 

2,63 

4,37 

JOÃO 

LISBON PORTO PAULO II 

Per minute 1,11 0,23 

The following operations are exempt of air bridge and GPS charges, provided that the use of such equipment is 

essential for the operation, as acknowledged by the airport managing body. 


operations under reciprocity agreements, confirmed by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. 


agreements binding the Portuguese State, as confirmed by the competent entities. 



0,65 

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REGULATORY FRAMEWORK_ 

Charges due by the use of facilities and airport services as well as commercial activities are ruled by the following 

legislation: 

Economic Regulation 

Decree-Law nº 217/2009, of 4 th September, which defines the model of economic regulation and quality of 

service of the national airport sector. 

_Traffic Chargees 

Decree Law nº 102/90, 21 st March, partially changed by Decree-Law nº 280/99, 26 th July, Decree- 

Law nº 268/2007, 26 th July and Decree-Law nº 216/2009, 4 th September 

It rules the use of airport services and equipment as well as the development of any activity in airport areas. 

Regulatory Decree nº 24/2009, 4 th September 

It defines the charges due by land occupation, offices and other airport facilities as well as by the development 

of any activities in airport areas or by the use of any airport equipment. 

_PRM Charge 

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Decree Law nº. 241/2008, 9 th December 

It defines the application of EU Regulation nº. 1107/2006, of European Parliament and the council, 5 th July, 

concerning the rights of PRM in air transport. 

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_Security Charge 

Decree Law nº 102/91, 8 th March 

It creates the Security Charge. 

Communication nº 21/93, 27 th February 

It defines the terms and conditions to deliver collected charges to the National Institute of Civil Aviation (INAC). 

Decree Law nº 11/2004, 9 th January 

It changes articles 2º, 4º and 6º of Decree Law nº 102/91, 8 th March, establishing two distinct components 

in security charge: one component is related to the general responsibility for civil aviation security services and 

a second component concerns the installation, maintenance and operation of 100% hold baggage screening 

systems. 

Governmental Decree nº 541/2004, 21 st May as emended by Governmental Decree nº 1360/2009, 

27 th October and by Governmental Decree nº 213/2011, 30 th May 

It settles the amounts for each component of the security charge. 

Joint Dispatch nº 312/2004, 22 nd May 

It establishes legal proceedings to collect the two components of the security charge. 

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GENERAL INFORMATION_ 

For general information on airport charges 

Isabel Gonçalves 

Idgoncalves@ana.pt 

DEMA_Strategy and Marketing Directorate 

Rua C, Edifício 125, 1º dto_Aeroporto de Lisboa 

1700-008 Lisboa 

Tel. +351 218 413 510 

Fax. +351 218 413 856 

For questions on invoices 

Helder Vilhena 

hgvilhena@ana.pt 

Lisbon Airport 

Alameda das Comunidades Portuguesas 

1700-007 Lisboa 

Tel. +351 218 413 612 

Fax +351 218 413 650 

Helder Lemos 

hdlemos@ana.pt 

Faro Airport 

8001-701 Faro 

Tel. +351 289 800 796 

Fax. +351 289 818 802 

Zulmira Marques 

zsmarques@ana.pt 

Francisco Sá Carneiro Airport (Porto) 

Pedras Rubras 

4470-558 Maia 

Tel. +351 229 400 600_ext. 41041 

Fax. +351 229 432 406 

Aurelia Chaves 

amchaves@ana.pt 

João Paulo II Airport (Ponta Delgada) 

9500-253 Ponta Delgada 

Tel. +351 296 205 408 

Fax. +351 296 286 923 

Susete Peixoto 

sopeixoto@ana.pt 

Horta Airport 

9900-321 Castelo Branco - Horta 

Tel. +351 292 943 511 

Fax. +351 292 943 519 

Natália Paiva 

mnpaiva@ana.pt 

Santa Maria Airport 

9580-908 VILA DO PORTO 

Tel. +351 296 820 024 

Fax. +351 296 886 170 

Pedro Machado 

pcmachado@ana.pt 

Flores Airport 

9970-320 Santa Cruz das Flores 

Tel. +351 292 592 212 

Fax. +351 292 592 243 

Paula Carrasco 

pccarrasco@ana.pt 

Beja Airport 

EM 528-2, ao km 3,3 

7800-745 S. Brissos, Beja 

Tel. +351 284 001 020 (Ext_30961) 

Fax. +351 284 001 023 

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For marketing / route development information 

Nuno Costa 

nacosta@ana.pt 

Lisbon Airport 

Alameda das Comunidades Portuguesas 

1700-007 Lisboa 

Tel. +351 218 445 184 

Fax. +351 218 413 675 

António Correia Mende 

armendes@ana.pt 

Faro Airport 

8001-701 Faro 

Tel. +351 289 800 621 

Fax. +351 289 818 802 

Alberto Mota Borges 

amborges@ana.pt 

João Paulo II Airport (Ponta Delgada) 

Horta Airport 

Santa Maria Airport 

Flores Airport 

9500-253 Ponta Delgada 

Tel. +351 296 205 403 

Fax. +351 296 286 923 


For marketing / route development information 

Rui Alves 

rlalves@ana.pt 

Francisco Sá Carneiro Airport (Porto) 

Pedras Rubras 

4470-558 Maia 

Tel. +351 229 432 400_ext. 41025 

Fax. +351 229 432 554 

Ricardo Lagoa 

rnlagoa@ana.pt 

Beja Airport 

EM 528-2, ao km 3,3 

7800-745 S. Brissos, Beja 

Tel. +351 284 001 020 (Ext_30963) 

Fax. +351 284 001 023 

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