Salgado Filho POA
Business travellers bound for Frankfurt or Milan and holidaymakers heading to Antalya or Rome often search cheap flights from Porto Alegre, yet Salgado Filho (POA) is the city's only airport, so every itinerary starts there. With no second airport to compare in Porto Alegre, the real differences are the routes and connections through it, including flights to Warsaw, Chisinau, Madrid and Lisbon. Check which terminal and carrier your booking names before you travel.
Salgado Filho at a glance
- Passengers per year
- 6.7 M (2022)
- Elevation
- 4 m
- Opened
- 1940
- Official website
- portoalegre-airport.com.br
- Population of Porto Alegre
- 1.4 M (2025)
Country facts: Wikidata
Getting to the city
The cheapest way into Porto Alegre is usually public transport, but allow extra time and avoid relying on a last-minute taxi after a long flight. Buses and any rail or metro links are the budget options, while taxis and ride-hailing cost more but help with luggage; if you land late, pre-booked transport is safer than hoping for a queue. Keep your hotel address handy, and do not assume the airport is close to the centre.
Popular routes from this airport
| To | Airline | Flight | Date | Price from |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Milan | LATAM Airlines | with a stop | 3 Dec 2026 | from $396 |
| Rome | LATAM Airlines | with a stop | 21 Nov 2026 | from $441 |
| Lisbon | Azul | with a stop | 13 Dec 2026 | from $448 |
| Munich | TAP Portugal | with a stop | 14 Nov 2026 | from $473 |
| Dublin | TAP Portugal | with a stop | 1 Dec 2026 | from $649 |
| Madrid | LATAM Airlines | with a stop | 13 Dec 2026 | from $701 |
| Vienna | TAP Portugal | with a stop | 19 Feb 2027 | from $794 |
| Frankfurt | TAP Portugal | with a stop | 1 Jan 2027 | from $1,020 |
| Krakow | Turkish Airlines | with a stop | 4 Nov 2026 | from $1,127 |
| Barcelona | Azul | with a stop | 15 Dec 2026 | from $1,146 |
| Istanbul | Turkish Airlines | with a stop | 1 Dec 2026 | from $1,358 |
| Warsaw | Azul | with a stop | 5 Jan 2027 | from $2,191 |