OPO → PDLPorto to Ponta Delgada

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Direct flights from Porto (OPO) to Ponta Delgada (PDL): 7 nonstop departures observed each week across 1 airline. The median arrival is 60 minutes late. No cancellations were recorded across the 4 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 1,509 km, an estimated 2 hours 26 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Porto and Ponta Delgada. Updated 20 October 2026 at 12:30 UTC.

Today, OPO → PDL

Tue 20 Oct · local times
S4171AZORES AIRLINESIn the air, 27 min late

Left OPO at 13:02, 27 min after its 12:35 slot.

Track S4171 →
  1. 12:35 S4171AZORES AIRLINES Left 13:02 +27 ·
  2. 19:35 S4173AZORES AIRLINES Est. 21:00Departure not confirmed by the board ·

Checked OPO board 23:39

OPO Porto smooth · +10
PDL Ponta Delgada tracking
1,509 km · ~2h 26m est.
dep bank 12:35–22:157x weekly
Running clean · 1 airline · 7x weekly · nonstop
86 / 100

route health from live OPO and PDL delay boards

Median arrival delay is +60 min. 0 of 4 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival+60 minacross the last 4 operated legs
Flight time~2h 26mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures7x1 direct airline on the leg

The week

scheduled departures · origin local time
06121824
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Tue
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Thu
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Azores Airlines

Each mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time, observed operating in the last 7 days. Today is highlighted.

Who flies it

observed on the boards · 7 days
Azores AirlinesS4

Flights S4171 12:35 daily · S4173 19:35 daily · S4179 22:15 Fr Su

History

operated legs · board outcomes
10-20S4171departed+27
10-19S4171departed+60
10-19S4173departed+158
10-18S4171departed+23

Actual board outcomes rather than schedules, paired departure and arrival per flight and day.

Full board history, day by day →

Airports right now

live boards
OPOPorto +10 min smooth 🌤 mostly cloudy · SSE 7 kt Full OPO delay board →
PDLPonta Delgada tracking Full PDL delay board →

How the Porto to Ponta Delgada route actually runs

Pro Flight Search records official board updates for nonstop OPO to PDL flights through the day: schedules, estimates, gate pushes and actual departures. The verdict above comes from operated flights, so it reflects what this route does rather than what the timetable promises.

Planning around a delay? Live airport delays · Weather delay risk map · Will a delayed flight be cancelled? · Do planes make up time in the air? · How we measure

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OPO to PDL questions

Is OPO–PDL running on time right now?

Smooth skies ahead. The departure side at OPO is the weaker end, route health score 86/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.

Morning or evening flight on OPO–PDL?

Operators schedule evening departures around 19:35 from OPO. Earlier flights typically land before destination-airport delays accumulate later in the day; check the PDL delay card to confirm conditions when you'd arrive.

How long is the flight from OPO to PDL?

Great-circle distance is 1,509 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 137–159 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does OPO–PDL fly?

Azores Airlines runs the route with about 16 flights a week (daily). Since one carrier owns the route, a single disruption tends to ripple through the day.