SJZ — São Jorge Airport
- IATA code
- SJZ
- ICAO code
- LPSJ
- Size
- medium
- OurAirports class
- Passengers
- 112,770
- 2025 · +5.4% on the year before
- Nonstop routes
- 2
- With open traffic data
- Time zone
- UTC−1 / UTC
- Atlantic/Azores
- Elevation
- 95 m
- 312 ft
- Runways
- 1
- Longest 1,412 m
Jan–Apr 2026: 23,740 passengers, −6.9% on the same months of 2025 (Eurostat).
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About SJZ
São Jorge Airport is a medium-sized airport serving Velas, Portugal. It is run by ANA – Aeroportos de Portugal. 112,770 passengers used it in 2025. Open traffic data shows 2 nonstop routes from SJZ.
Wikidata (CC0) · Eurostat. Sources
Busiest nonstop routes from SJZ
| Route | Distance | Passengers / year |
|---|---|---|
| SJZ → TER | 95 km | 68,935 |
| SJZ → PDL | 240 km | 38,385 |
Passengers on the route, both directions, over the period of each source: US DOT / BTS T-100 (Aug 2025 – Jul 2026) for routes touching the US, Eurostat (2024) for routes reported by European airports. Routes outside these are not counted.
Airports within 150 km
| Code | Airport | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| PIX | Pico Airport | 26 km |
| GRW | Graciosa Airport | 49 km |
| HOR | Horta Airport | 50 km |
| TER | Lajes Airport | 95 km |
Distance from SJZ to the major hubs
Runways
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13/31 | 1,412 m | 45 m | Asphalt |
OurAirports (public domain). Sources
Location
Velas, Autonomous Region of Azores, Portugal · 38.6655, -28.1758
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