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Faro Airport (Portuguese: Aeroporto de Faro, IATA: FAO, ICAO: LPFR), officially Gago Coutinho Airport (Aeroporto Gago Coutinho), is located four kilometres (two nautical miles) west[6] of Faro in Portugal. The airport opened in July 1965[7] being the main gateway to the year-round resort region of the Algarve with nine million passengers using the facility in 2019.

Faro Airport Aeroporto Internacional de Faro
IATA: FAO ICAO: LPFR
Summary
Airport type	Public
Owner	Vinci Group
Operator	ANA Aeroportos de Portugal
Serves	Faro, Algarve, Portugal
Focus city for	easyJet[1] Ryanair
Elevation AMSL	7 m / 24 ft
Coordinates	37°00′52″N 007°57′57″W
Website	ana.pt
Map
LPFR Location within Portugal
Runways
Direction Length Surface m ft 10/28 2,490 8,169 Asphalt
Statistics (2019)
Passengers 9,009,000 Passengers change 18-19 3.7% Aircraft Movements 58,788 Movements change 18-19 2.5%
Sources: ANAC,[2] ANA,[3][4] WAD[5]

History

Faro International Airport is located 4 km from Faro, the capital city of Algarve in Portugal. Situated in the southern coast of Portugal, the airport was constructed during the 1960s and inaugurated in 1965. The Portuguese Government was the owner of Faro airport until the 2010s when Vinci Group became its owner. The national airport authority ANA Aeroportos de Portugal has been its operator. Along with the airports in Lisbon, Porto, Ponta Delgada, Santa Maria, Horta, Flores, Madeira, and Porto Santo, the airport's concessions to provide support to civil aviation were conceded to ANA Aeroportos de Portugal on 18 December 1998, under provisions of decree 404/98. With this concession, ANA became responsible for the planning, development and construction of future infrastructure.[8]

Since its opening in 1966 to the 2000s, Faro airport has had two major developments: the new passenger terminal building in 1989, and its enlargement in 2001. Faced with growing traffic demand and passenger safety and satisfaction needs, the development plan for 2009–2013 saw Faro airport undergo extensive improvements to runway and infrastructure, as well as a widespread renovation of the airport terminal and commercial areas.[9] The airport authority announced an expansion programme for Faro airport in February 2010. Phase I of the expansion started in 2010 and was completed by 2011. Phase II began in 2011 and was completed by 2013. Faro International Airport handled 5,447,200 passengers and recorded 39,789 aircraft movements in 2008. When the Phase II expansion was completed, the annual capacity of the airport increased from six million to eight million passengers. Passengers handled per hour increased to 3,000, the number of aircraft handled per hour increased to 30, and aircraft parking bays increased from 22 to 33. Additional shops and waiting areas were constructed as part of the expansion. In Phase I, new aircraft stands and taxiways were planned to be constructed. A new instrument landing system (ILS) was installed at the runway along with the installation of a glide reflection mirror. The security area at the runway was also expanded. Phase II involved the renovation of the passenger terminal and the improvement of the landside access.[10]

As of 2019, Faro Airport is capable of handling nine million passengers a year. There are 22 stands of which 16 are remote, with 60 check-in desks and 36 boarding gates.[11]

In June 2022 it was announced that the airport would carry Gago Coutinho's name in honour of the navigator and admiral who, in 1922, together with the aviator Sacadura Cabral, accomplished the First aerial crossing of the South Atlantic in the seaplane Lusitânia, the Roman Empire name for Portugal.[12] It became official in September 2022. At the same time it was announced the commissioning of a solar power plant with a capacity of 3MWp, enabling to produce 30% of the airport's electricity needs, reducing CO2 emissions by more than 1,500 tonnes per year.[13]

Airlines and destinations

The following airlines operate regular scheduled direct passenger flights at Faro Airport:

Airlines	Destinations
Aer Lingus	Dublin Seasonal: Cork
Air France	Paris–Charles de Gaulle[14]
Air Transat	Toronto–Pearson
British Airways	London–Gatwick Seasonal: London–City, London–Heathrow, Southampton
Brussels Airlines	Seasonal: Brussels
Chair Airlines	Seasonal: Zürich
Condor	Seasonal: Düsseldorf (begins 13 May 2023),[15] Frankfurt,[16] Hamburg (begins 13 May 2023),[15] Munich (begins 13 May 2023)[15]
Corendon Airlines	Seasonal: Cologne/Bonn, Düsseldorf, Hanover, Münster/Osnabrück, Nuremberg
Corendon Dutch Airlines	Seasonal: Amsterdam, Maastricht/Aachen
easyJet	Amsterdam, Basel/Mulhouse, Belfast–International, Bordeaux, Bristol, Geneva, Glasgow, Liverpool, London–Gatwick, London–Luton, Lyon, Manchester, Milan–Malpensa, Paris–Charles de Gaulle, Paris–Orly Seasonal: Berlin, Birmingham,[17] London–Southend[18]
Edelweiss Air	Seasonal: Zürich
Eurowings	Cologne/Bonn, Munich, Stockholm–Arlanda, Stuttgart Seasonal: Hamburg, Prague[19]
Flyr	Seasonal: Oslo[20]
Iberia Regional	Seasonal: Madrid[21]
Jet2.com	Birmingham, East Midlands, Leeds/Bradford, London–Stansted, Manchester Seasonal: Belfast–International, Bristol,[22] Edinburgh, Glasgow, Newcastle upon Tyne
Lufthansa	Frankfurt, Munich
Luxair	Luxembourg
Norwegian Air Shuttle	Stockholm–Arlanda Seasonal: Copenhagen, Oslo
Ryanair	Beauvais, Belfast–International (resumes 28 March 2023),[23] Bergamo, Berlin, Birmingham, Bordeaux, Bournemouth, Bristol, Cardiff, Charleroi, Cork, Dublin, East Midlands, Edinburgh, Eindhoven, Glasgow–Prestwick, Karlsruhe/Baden-Baden,[24] Leeds/Bradford, Liverpool, London–Luton, London–Stansted, Luxembourg,[24] Madrid, Manchester, Marseille, Memmingen, Newcastle upon Tyne, Nuremberg,[25] Porto, Valencia, Vienna, Weeze Seasonal: Aberdeen, Cologne/Bonn, Hahn,[26] Kerry, Knock, Newquay, Shannon, Teesside, Warsaw–Modlin
Scandinavian Airlines	Copenhagen, Stockholm–Arlanda Seasonal: Oslo[27]
Smartwings	Seasonal: Katowice,[28] Prague, Warsaw–Chopin[28]
Swiss International Air Lines	Seasonal: Geneva[29]
TAP Air Portugal	Lisbon
Transavia	Amsterdam, Brussels,[30] Eindhoven, Lyon, Montpellier,[31] Nantes, Paris–Orly, Rotterdam/The Hague
TUI Airways[32]	London–Gatwick, Manchester Seasonal: Birmingham, East Midlands
TUI fly Belgium[33]	Seasonal: Brussels, Lille[33]
TUI fly Deutschland	Seasonal: Düsseldorf, Frankfurt, Hamburg, Hanover, Stuttgart
Volotea	Seasonal: Lille[34], Lyon, Nantes, Strasbourg (begins 1 June 2023),[35] Toulouse[36]
Vueling	Seasonal: Barcelona
Wizz Air	Cardiff,[37] London–Gatwick

Statistics

Busiest routes from Faro Airport (2019)[38]

Rank	City, airport	Passengers	% change	Top carriers
1	London-Gatwick	714,769	0.3%	British Airways, easyJet, TUI Airways
2	Dublin	538,500	2.3%	Aer Lingus, Ryanair
3	Manchester	531,253	12.0%	easyJet, Jet2.com, Ryanair, TUI Airways
4	London–Stansted	400,723	8.6%	Jet2.com, Ryanair, TUI Airways
5	Bristol	308,963	2.1%	easyJet, Ryanair, TUI Airways
6	Lisboa	291,151	8%	TAP Air Portugal
7	Birmingham	288,965	11.0%	Jet2.com, Ryanair, TUI Airways
8	London-Luton	285,236	1.8%	easyJet, Ryanair, Wizz Air
9	Amsterdam	258,293	6.7%	Corendon Dutch Airlines, Transavia
10	East Midlands	255,516	3.2%	Jet2.com, Ryanair, TUI Airways

Ground transport

Car

The airport is close to the A22 highway, with connections throughout the Algarve and direct to Lisbon and Spain. Faro airport has 3 different car parking areas. The closest parking area is called "Parking P0 / P1 – Classic", used for short-term visitors, while parking areas P2 and P3 are used for longer term car storage.^{[citation needed]}

Kiss and Fly is the name for a form of fast parking at the airport.[39]

Bus

Airport bus routes 14 and 16 run each day between Faro Airport and Faro city centre bus station. From the bus station there are connections to most other Portuguese cities as well as to many Spanish destinations. The airport bus route is currently run by a company called "Proximo".

Railway

The nearest railway station is Faro which is about 5.7 kilometres (3.5 mi) away and is located close to Faro city centre bus station.[40] A study into a rail link to the airport was undertaken in 2018.[41]

Taxis

Public taxis are available from the airport and operate 24/7.

Ride hailing

Ride hailing companies' services are widely available in the area.

Accolades

In 2012, Airports Council International gave Faro Airport the title of Best Improvement in Europe.[42]^{[circular reference]}

Accidents and incidents

• On 21 December 1992, Martinair Flight 495 sustained a hard landing in bad weather at Faro Airport, killing 54 passengers and two crew out of a total of 340 people on board.[43]
• On 24 October 2011, an overnight storm collapsed portions of terminal roofs and blew out most windows in the control tower. Four people were slightly injured, one severely.[44]

See also

• Transport in Portugal
• List of airports in Portugal

References

External links

Media related to Faro Airport at Wikimedia Commons

• Official website
• Accident history for FAO at Aviation Safety Network

На других языках

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[de] Flughafen Faro

Der Flughafen Faro (port.: Aeroporto de Faro) ist ein internationaler Verkehrsflughafen im Süden Portugals, der von der ANA Aeroportos de Portugal betrieben wird. Er ist nach den Flughäfen von Lissabon und Porto der drittgrößte Verkehrsflughafen des Landes und als „Tor zur Algarve“ ein bedeutender Standortfaktor für den Tourismus. Das Passagieraufkommen besteht überwiegend aus Urlaubern, die früher besonders mit Charterfluggesellschaften angereist sind. Seit der Liberalisierung des europäischen Luftverkehrs und dem Jahrtausendwechsel übernehmen Billigfluggesellschaften wie Easyjet oder Ryanair diese Rolle.[2] Daneben bieten TAP Portugal und weitere europäische Linienfluggesellschaften planmäßige Verbindungen an.

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- [en] Faro Airport

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[es] Aeropuerto de Faro

El Aeropuerto Internacional de Faro (en portugués: Aeroporto Internacional de Faro) (IATA: FAO, OACI: LPFR) está situado en la ciudad de Faro en la región del Algarve, al sur de Portugal. Es el tercero más importante del país, por detrás del aeropuerto de Portela en Lisboa y del aeropuerto Francisco Sa Carneiro de Oporto, y mantiene un incremento de viajeros muy alto, sobre todo, gracias a las compañías de bajo coste. Para hacer frente a este incremento de tránsito, el aeropuerto ha sido ampliado y modernizado en los últimos años.

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[fr] Aéroport de Faro

L'aéroport de Faro (en portugais : Aeroporto Internacional de Faro) (code IATA : FAO • code OACI : LPFR), est situé à environ 7 km de Faro au Portugal (région de l'Algarve). Le trafic 2007 a atteint 5,5 millions de passagers, ce qui classe Faro au second rang des aéroports portugais après Lisbonne-H. Delgado.

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[it] Aeroporto di Faro

L'Aeroporto di Faro (IATA: FAO, ICAO: LPFR) è un aeroporto portoghese situato nei pressi dell'abitato di Montenegro, a circa 7,5 km (circa 3 km in linea d'aria) a ovest della città di Faro, raggiungibile lungo la Estrada Nacional N 125 che attraversa la costa meridionale della regione Algarve. La struttura, categorizzata ICAO CAT 4E, è dotata di una pista in asfalto lunga 2 490 m e larga 45 m, situata all'altitudine di 8 metri sul livello del mare, con orientamento dell'unica pista RWY 10/28. La frequenza radio 120.750 MHz per la torre, 118.575 MHz al suolo, circuito normale.

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[ru] Фару (аэропорт)

Международный аэропорт Фа́ру (порт. Aeroporto Internacional de Faro), (ИАТА: FAO, ИКАО: LPFR) — гражданский аэропорт, расположенный в 6,5 километрах к западу от города Фару (провинция Алгарве, Португалия).[1]

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