Faro Airport (Portugal)
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Faro Airport

Airport information
IATAFAO
ICAOLPFR
Airport typePublic
OwnerGovernment of Portugal.
OperatorANA - Aeroportos de Portugal, SA
ServesFaro Algarve
LocationFaro
Hub
Elevation8 m (24 ft)
Statistics2008
Aircraft Movements39788
Passengers5447200

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Faro Airport (Portuguese: Aeroporto de Faro) is located 2.6 km (1.6 mi) to the west of Faro, Portugal.

The Airport is very busy during the summer months, March to October, to an extent where the airport becomes a slot coordinated airport.

A total of 5.4 million passengers used Faro in 2008. The Airport became a base airport for the first time in March 2010 when Ryanair based 7 aircraft.

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Groundforce workers warn of possible strikes - The Portugal News Tweet this news
The Portugal News--The action is also to be carried out to “change the attempt to fire workers at -Faro Airport-.” Members of the four unions say they contest the collective ... - Date : Fri, 17 Dec 2010 09:32:49 GMT+00:00
BA CityFlyer to Boost London City Schedule and Add Málaga, Faro Routes - Airlines and Destinations Tweet this news
Airlines and Destinations---Faro Airport- serves the country's entire Algarve south-coast region as well as the region's main city Faro. Flights to Málaga will operate four times a week ... - Date : Wed, 08 Dec 2010 19:01:53 GMT+00:00
Portugal air unions call off strike amid weather chaos - MSN Philippines News Tweet this news
MSN Philippines News--The strike is to protest the sacking of 336 workers of the Groundforce airport handling company after it closed its operations at -Faro Airport- last month.--- - Date : Tue, 21 Dec 2010 21:16:34 GMT+00:00
Bank of Portugal Reports Tourism Revenue Gains - Real Estate Channel Tweet this news
Real Estate Channel--A boost in cheap flights to The Algarve, and Ryanair taking up a permanent presence in -Faro airport- have made it more accessible to tourists and placed ... - Date : Wed, 08 Dec 2010 14:55:14 GMT+00:00
ECHO investigation: why Mersey criminals set up business on the continent - Liverpool Echo Tweet this news
Liverpool Echo--In October, a Scottish man was snatched by a gang as he left -Faro Airport-, in Portugal, and held captive for 13 days, during which he was tortured and had ... - Date : Thu, 09 Dec 2010 08:12:49 GMT+00:00
Bmibaby to switch airport it flies to in Northern Ireland - WalesOnline Tweet this news
WalesOnline---...- who rely on the -airport's- continuing success.” Bmibaby operates services to 11 destinations out of Cardiff, including to Munich, -Faro-, Geneva and Jersey.--- - Date : Thu, 09 Dec 2010 06:14:52 GMT+00:00
Biggest strike ever - The Portugal News Tweet this news
The Portugal News--At -Faro airport-, hundreds of displeased tourists were put out by the strike. A group of German passengers who had been scheduled to travel on a 12:50pm Air ... - Date : Fri, 26 Nov 2010 10:26:16 GMT+00:00
Algarve offers royal couple honeymoon pick - Breaking Travel News Tweet this news
Breaking Travel News---...- accounted for the highest number of overnight stays in hotels in the Algarve and represent more than half of all international arrivals at -Faro airport-.--- - Date : Tue, 30 Nov 2010 11:46:48 GMT+00:00
Illegal immigration swoop at Knock airport - Connaught Telegraph Tweet this news
Connaught Telegraph---...- services from Ireland West -Airport- Knock following the introduction of the hugely successful services to Alicante, -Faro--Algarve and Reus-Barcelona, ... - Date : Tue, 07 Dec 2010 11:01:47 GMT+00:00
Santa and sandcastles? Spend Christmas and New Year on the beach at Martinhal ... - Ideal PR (press release) Tweet this news
Ideal PR (press release)--The Christmas Package, for example, includes full-board accommodation and return transfers from -Faro Airport- , plus full use of all the regular and seasonal ... - Date : Mon, 01 Nov 2010 12:08:15 GMT+00:00

Airlines Destinations
Aer LingusDublin
Seasonal: Belfast-International, Cork
Air BerlinPalma de Mallorca
Seasonal: Berlin-Tegel, Dresden, Düsseldorf, Hamburg, Leipzig/Halle, Münster/Osnabrück, Munich, Nuremberg, Paderborn/Lippstadt
Air TransatToronto-Pearson
ArkeflyAmsterdam
Austrian AirlinesSeasonal: Vienna
BmibabyBirmingham, Cardiff, East Midlands
British AirwaysLondon-Gatwick
Brussels AirlinesBrussels
Czech Airlines Seasonal: Dublin [begins 19 May]
EasyJetBelfast-International, Bristol, Doncaster/Sheffield [ends 4 January], Glasgow-International, Liverpool, London-Gatwick, London-Luton, London-Stansted, Newcastle upon Tyne, Paris-Orly
Europe Airpost Seasonal: Dublin, Knock [both begins 5 May]
FlybeExeter, Southampton
GermanwingsSeasonal: Cologne/Bonn, Stuttgart
Iberworld Seasonal: Cork [begins 5 May]
JetairflyAlmeria, Brussels
Jet2.comEast Midlands [begins 12 May], Glasgow-International [begins 1 April], Leeds/Bradford, Newcastle upon Tyne [begins 2 April]
Seasonal: Blackpool, Edinburgh, Manchester
LufthansaFrankfurt, Munich
LuxairLuxembourg
Monarch AirlinesScheduled - Birmingham, London-Gatwick, London-Luton, Manchester
Chartered Seasonal - Cork, Dublin, Shannon
Norwegian Air ShuttleCopenhagen, Oslo-Gardermoen, Stockholm-Arlanda
RyanairBremen, Bristol, Brussels South-Charleroi, Cork, Dublin, East Midlands, Edinburgh, Eindhoven, Glasgow-Prestwick, Hahn, Leeds/Bradford, Liverpool, London-Gatwick, London-Stansted, Paris-Beauvais, Porto, Weeze
Seasonal: Birmingham, Bournemouth, Derry, Kerry, Knock, Maastricht, Madrid, Memmingen, Oslo-Rygge, Stockholm-Skavsta
SATA Air AçoresFunchal, Ponta Delgada
Swiss International Air LinesZürich
TAP PortugalLisbon
Thomas Cook AirlinesBirmingham, Bristol, Cardiff, East Midlands, Glasgow-International, Leeds, London-Gatwick, London-Stansted, Manchester, Newcastle upon Tyne
Thomas Cook Airlines BelgiumBrussels
Thomson AirwaysBournemouth, London-Gatwick, Manchester
Seasonal: Belfast-International, Birmingham, Cardiff, Doncaster/Sheffield, East Midlands, Exeter, Glasgow-International, London-Luton, London-Stansted , Newcastle upon Tyne
Transavia.comAmsterdam, Eindhoven, Groningen
Seasonal: Rotterdam
Transavia.com DenmarkTransavia Denmark
TUIflySeasonal: Düsseldorf, Frankfurt, Hanover, Munich, Stuttgart
TUIfly NordicBergen, Copenhagen, Gothenburg-Landvetter, Helsinki, Oslo-Gardermoen, Stockholm-Arlanda

Airport Runways
DirectionLength ft(m)Surface
10/288,169 (2,490)Asphalt



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