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TAP Air Portugal (TP) airline code, fares and API for travel agents

  • IATA TP
  • ICAO TAP
  • Star Alliance
  • Full-service

Search TAP Air Portugal (TP) fares

TAP Air Portugal airline codes

IATA code
TP
ICAO code
TAP
Main hub
Lisbon (LIS)
Alliance
Star Alliance
Airline type
Full-service
Country
Portugal

About TAP Air Portugal

TAP Air Portugal is Portugal's flag carrier. It is based in Lisbon, with Porto as a secondary base, and it serves Madeira and the Azores as well as the mainland. TAP is widely used for travel between Europe and Brazil, and it also flies to North America and to Africa, including the Portuguese-speaking countries there. Its European network feeds these long-haul routes through Lisbon. The airline is a Star Alliance member and sells Business and Economy cabins.

To book TAP through IATA.co, search the route in the booking portal or request it from the flights API. The fares you see are live. TAP Air Portugal fares appear in your search results whenever our flight suppliers offer them for your route and dates. Payment is made from the prepaid balance on your account. Before you confirm, the fare rules tell you what the ticket includes and whether it can be changed or refunded.

TAP Air Portugal airline codes explained

TAP Air Portugal uses the two-letter IATA airline code TP and the three-letter ICAO code TAP. The IATA code TP is the one shown on tickets, fare displays and booking screens, while the ICAO code TAP is used in air traffic control and flight planning.

TAP Air Portugal is a full-service carrier, based in Portugal, operating mainly from Lisbon (LIS). It is a member of Star Alliance.

Booking TAP Air Portugal fares as a travel agent

Travel agents book TAP Air Portugal fares on IATA.co without their own IATA accreditation. Activate an agency account, top up a prepaid balance, then search live TP fares in the booking portal: the price, baggage and fare rules are shown with each offer before you confirm, and the amount is deducted from your balance. TAP Air Portugal results appear whenever our flight suppliers return them for your route and dates, so what you can book follows live supplier content rather than a direct airline deal.

Search TAP Air Portugal (TP) through the flights API

Developers and agencies can run the same TAP Air Portugal search from their own site, app or back office through the IATA.co flights API. Filter a search by the carrier code TP and read the fares back as JSON, then book from the same prepaid balance. See the flights API and the API docs for the full reference.

GET /api/v1/flights/search?origin=LIS&destination=DXB&date=2026-12-14&carrier=TP
Host: iata.co
Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY

HTTP/1.1 200 OK
{
  "carrier": "TP",
  "flights": [
    { "airline": "TP", "from": "LIS", "to": "DXB", "price": 148.20 }
  ]
}

Example request and response. Carrier codes filter the search; the full reference is unlocked with your API key.

TAP Air Portugal at a glance

  • Flag carrier of Portugal
  • Star Alliance member
  • Hub at Lisbon (LIS), secondary base at Porto
  • Known for routes between Europe, Brazil and Africa

TAP Air Portugal (TP) questions

TAP Air Portugal's two-letter IATA airline code is TP, and its three-letter ICAO code is TAP. The IATA code is the one you see on tickets, timetables and booking screens.

TAP Air Portugal's ICAO code is TAP. ICAO codes are three letters and are used in air traffic control and flight planning, while the two-letter IATA code TP is used in ticketing and reservations.

Yes. On IATA.co you book TAP Air Portugal fares through the platform from a prepaid balance, so you do not need your own IATA accreditation. TAP Air Portugal fares appear in your results whenever our flight suppliers offer them for your route and dates.

It depends on what our flight suppliers return. Whenever TAP Air Portugal content — including NDC fares — is offered by a connected supplier for your route and dates, it appears in your TP search results and can be booked from your balance or through the flights API.

TAP's main hub is Lisbon Airport (LIS). It also has a secondary base at Porto (OPO).

TAP Air Portugal fares appear in your search results whenever our flight suppliers offer them for your route and dates. You pay from your prepaid balance.

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