Longest passport control queues at Lisbon airport averaged 68 minutes in September, 47% shorter than a year ago
In September 2026 the longest waits at passport control at Lisbon airport averaged 68 minutes. That is 47% less than in September 2025 and the lowest figure in four years. The interior minister, Luís Neves, gave the figures in parliament (Notícias ao Minuto). The 68 minutes is an average of the longest queues, not the time passengers usually spend at passport control. Passengers on flights from outside the Schengen area go through passport control.
Meanwhile, passenger numbers grew: Lisbon handled 19.2% more passengers than a year earlier. From January to September the country's airports as a whole handled 18.6 million arrivals and departures, 15.7% more than a year before.
According to the minister, the queues have got shorter because there are more PSP police officers at the border, checks are organised differently and new equipment has been installed.
