@JohnMorrisHello I'm intrigued - pray tell where this new runway east of current site would go, and where would taxiways go?
All direct flights to Funchal (Madeira) from the UK & Ireland
| Flights from | Airport code | Airline name | Find prices | Route to | Route from | Tooltip |
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| Birmingham | BHX | Thomson Airways |  | flights from Birmingham to Funchal | flights to Funchal from Birmingham | |
| Birmingham | BHX | Monarch | | Flights from Birmingham to Funchal | Flights to Funchal from Birmingham | |
| Birmingham | BHX | Monarch Charter | | Flights from Birmingham to Funchal | Flights to Funchal from Birmingham | |
| Bristol | BRS | Easyjet | | flights from Bristol to Funchal | Flights to Funchal from Bristol | |
| Dublin | DUB | SATA Azores | | flights from Dublin to Funchal | Flights to Funchal from Dublin | |
| East Midlands | EMA | Thomson Airways | | flights from East Midlands to Funchal | Flights to Funchal from East Midlands | |
| Glasgow International | GLA | Thomson Airways | | flights from Glasgow International to Funchal | Flights to Funchal from Glasgow International | |
| Glasgow International | GLA | Thomas Cook Airlines | | Flights from Glasgow International to Funchal | Flights to Funchal from Glasgow International | |
| Leeds Bradford | LBA | Jet2 | | flights from Leeds Bradford to Funchal | Flights to Funchal from Leeds Bradford | |
| London Gatwick | LGW | Thomson Airways | | Flights from London Gatwick to Funchal | Flights to Funchal from London Gatwick | |
| London Gatwick | LGW | Thomas Cook Airlines | | flights from London Gatwick to Funchal | Flights to Funchal from London Gatwick | |
| London Gatwick | LGW | TAP | | Flights from London Gatwick to Funchal | Flights to Funchal from London Gatwick | |
| London Gatwick | LGW | Easyjet | | Flights from London Gatwick to Funchal | Flights to Funchal from London Gatwick | |
| London Gatwick | LGW | Monarch | | Flights from London Gatwick to Funchal | Flights to Funchal from London Gatwick | |
| London Gatwick | LGW | Monarch Charter | | Flights from London Gatwick to Funchal | Flights to Funchal from London Gatwick | |
| London Heathrow | LHR | TAP | | flights from London Heathrow to Funchal | Flights to Funchal from London Heathrow | |
| London Luton | LTN | Thomson Airways | | Flights from London Luton to Funchal | Flights to Funchal from London Luton | |
| Manchester | MAN | Thomson Airways | | flights from Manchester to Funchal | Flights to Funchal from Manchester | |
| Manchester | MAN | Jet2 | | Flights from Manchester to Funchal | Flights to Funchal from Manchester | |
| Manchester | MAN | Thomas Cook Airlines | | Flights from Manchester to Funchal | Flights to Funchal from Manchester | |
| Newcastle | NCL | Thomson Airways | | flights from Newcastle to Funchal | Flights to Funchal from Newcastle |
Flight Summary
Funchal, Madeira, is a popular year-round destination for charter flights from the main UK airports, although the island has not yet opened up to the budget airlines in a big way.
Destination Summary
Funchal is the capital and main town on the tiny Portuguese holiday island of Madeira.
Lying about 350 miles west of Morocco and lapped in sunshine year-round, Madeira is a nature lovers paradise famed for its fabulous flora and fauna.
Quick Facts
- Airport Code: FNC
- Miles From London: 2484
James Says
I will have to admit that I want to go to Madeira just to experience the landing at the airport. The runway extension, supported on concrete pillars, really is unique in the world, and it was won many plaudits for its astonishing civil engineering.Naturally, I would want to spend some time on the island too, especially because it has some superb plant life.
As for finding flights to Funchal, there is still a good choice from the traditional charter operators, topped up by a couple of routes each from easyJet and Jet2.
I can't really advise many options for taking connecting flights to Madeira, as most of these would take you via the Portuguese capital Lisbon, which itself is not well fed from UK regional airports. You are generally better off making a surface trip to another UK airport - especially Gatwick or Manchester, rather than trying to find connecting flights.
Your Comments (10)
John Micklethwait
John Micklethwait
James Avery
Thankyou for correcting us on this one. I cannot explain why we missed that. Funchal is primarily a leisure destination, but that doesn't mean it shouldn't have flights from Heathrow, there are plenty of other leisure - focused destinations that do.This route may have previously operated via Lisbon, in which case we might have ignored it as there are so many direct non-stop flights from Gatwick, but it is clearly a non-stop route, so it will be added to our list and maps.
Roger Papworth
James Avery
James Avery
John Micklethwait
Jordi
Eddie Spencer
James Avery
The routes are in our list, but they are not displaying for some reason. I will ask our tech team if they know why that is.
Thanks,
James