Faro Airport (Portuguese: Aeroporto Internacional de Faro) (IATA: FAO, ICAO: LPFR), also known as Algarve Airport, is located 4 km (2.5 mi) to the west of Faro in Portugal. The airport opened in July 1965. A total of 6.4 million passengers used Faro airport in 2015. The airport became a hub for the first time in March 2010, when Ryanair decided to base seven of its aircraft there. The airport gets very busy during the summer months, namely from March to October, to the extent that the airport becomes a slot coordinated airport.
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Faro Airport is capable of handling six million passengers a year. There are 22 stands of which 16 are remote, with 60 check-in desks and 36 boarding gates.
Since its opening in 1966 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, means Faro airport undergoes extensive improvements to runway and infrastructure as well as a widespread renovation of the airport terminal and commercial areas.
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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 closet parking area is called "Parking P0 / P1 - Classic". While parking area P2 and parking area P3 are used for longer term car storage.
Kiss and Fly is the name for a form of fast parking at the airport. You can drive to the airport to pick up or drop someone off free of charge for up to ten minutes. To drop off passengers, you can stop at the departures curbside and to pick up passengers, you enter the P2 Car Park.
Bus
Airport bus routes 14 and 16 run each day between Faro Airport and Faro city centre bus station. From the bus station you can get connections to most other Portugal 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 station which is about 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) away. There is no official shuttle between the airport and the railway station, however a taxi journey is estimated to take about 10 mins to complete.
Taxis
Public taxis are available from the airport and operate 24/7. There are several taxi ranks which you can use to hire a taxi from or you can use a free phone inside the airport to call a taxi. The majority of taxis at the airport will only carry upto four passengers if you require a bigger taxi it is best to use to the phone inside.
Car Rentals
There are quite a few car rental companies that can provide car hire service from the Airport. These companies are mainly located at "Parking P4 - Car Hire" you can also arrange for car hire from within the airport.
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.
- On 29 December 2009, the terminal building flooded due to severe weather and leaks in the roof. This caused many problems inside the terminal, no flights were cancelled although some passengers were unable to check in due to the flooding.
- On 24 October 2011, an overnight storm had collapsed portions of terminal roofs and blown out most windows in the control tower. Four people were slightly and one severely injured.
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