Faro Airport (FAO)

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Country Portugal | Continent Europe | IATA: FAO | ICAO: LPFR | Elevation 24 ft · 7 m | Local time —

Destinations
55
Flights / day
59
Busiest route
London
Top airline
Ryanair

Faro Airport averages 59 flights per day to 55 destinations, with three domestic routes and 51 international routes. A total of 23 airlines operate at FAO, led by Ryanair. This airport provides direct service to 17 countries across three continents, with United Kingdom representing its largest international market. The longest nonstop route from Faro connects to Toronto, with a typical flight time of 8 hr 20 mins. Updated: February 16, 2026

Route Network

Faro Airport connects 54 destinations worldwide, with London standing out as its busiest route. The longest nonstop flight is to Toronto, and the shortest flight is to Lisbon.

London (LGW) – United Kingdom
4 airlines
3 hr 10 mins
1,049 mi · 1,688 km
7
per day
Lisbon (LIS) – Portugal
2 airlines
1 hr 25 mins
138 mi · 222 km
4
per day
London (STN) – United Kingdom
3 airlines
3 hr 15 mins
1,103 mi · 1,774 km
3
per day
Bristol (BRS) – United Kingdom
3 airlines
3 hr 5 mins
1,026 mi · 1,650 km
3
per day
Dublin (DUB) – Ireland
2 airlines
3 hr 25 mins
1,137 mi · 1,829 km
3
per day
Manchester (MAN) – United Kingdom
3 airlines
3 hr 25 mins
1,162 mi · 1,869 km
3
per day
Eindhoven (EIN) – Netherlands
2 airlines
3 hr 25 mins
1,192 mi · 1,919 km
3
per day
Porto (OPO) – Portugal
1 airline
1 hr 40 mins
295 mi · 475 km
2
per day
Paris (ORY) – France
2 airlines
2 hr 55 mins
961 mi · 1,547 km
2
per day
Amsterdam (AMS) – Netherlands
1 airline
3 hr 30 mins
1,224 mi · 1,970 km
2
per day
Birmingham (BHX) – United Kingdom
3 airlines
3 hr 15 mins
1,109 mi · 1,784 km
2
per day
Berlin (BER) – Germany
2 airlines
3 hr 55 mins
1,484 mi · 2,388 km
1
per day
Brussels (CRL) – Belgium
1 airline
3 hr 15 mins
1,114 mi · 1,792 km
1
per day
Copenhagen (CPH) – Denmark
3 airlines
4 hr 10 mins
1,606 mi · 2,584 km
1
per day
Düsseldorf (DUS) – Germany
2 airlines
3 hr 25 mins
1,222 mi · 1,967 km
1
per day
Hamburg (HAM) – Germany
1 airline
3 hr 50 mins
1,433 mi · 2,306 km
1
per day
Belfast (BFS) – United Kingdom
2 airlines
3 hr 35 mins
1,222 mi · 1,966 km
6
per week
Brussels (BRU) – Belgium
2 airlines
3 hr 15 mins
1,139 mi · 1,832 km
6
per week
Leeds (LBA) – United Kingdom
2 airlines
3 hr 30 mins
1,203 mi · 1,935 km
6
per week
Liverpool (LPL) – United Kingdom
2 airlines
3 hr 25 mins
1,154 mi · 1,857 km
6
per week
Newcastle upon Tyne (NCL) – United Kingdom
2 airlines
3 hr 40 mins
1,280 mi · 2,060 km
6
per week
Rotterdam (RTM) – Netherlands
1 airline
3 hr 25 mins
1,196 mi · 1,925 km
6
per week
Vienna (VIE) – Austria
1 airline
3 hr 50 mins
1,456 mi · 2,342 km
6
per week
Weeze (NRN) – Germany
1 airline
3 hr 25 mins
1,221 mi · 1,965 km
6
per week
Baden-Baden (FKB) – Germany
1 airline
3 hr 15 mins
1,145 mi · 1,842 km
5
per week
Bâle/Mulhouse (BSL) – France
1 airline
3 hr 5 mins
1,074 mi · 1,728 km
5
per week
Bergamo (BGY) – Italy
1 airline
3 hr 5 mins
1,091 mi · 1,755 km
5
per week
Cologne (CGN) – Germany
2 airlines
3 hr 25 mins
1,212 mi · 1,951 km
5
per week
Edinburgh (EDI) – United Kingdom
2 airlines
3 hr 45 mins
1,326 mi · 2,134 km
5
per week
Luxembourg (LUX) – Luxembourg
1 airline
3 hr 15 mins
1,122 mi · 1,805 km
5
per week
Nottingham (EMA) – United Kingdom
2 airlines
3 hr 20 mins
1,139 mi · 1,833 km
5
per week
Nuremberg (NUE) – Germany
2 airlines
3 hr 30 mins
1,282 mi · 2,063 km
5
per week
Bournemouth (BOH) – United Kingdom
1 airline
3 hr 5 mins
998 mi · 1,606 km
4
per week
Frankfurt-am-Main (FRA) – Germany
1 airline
3 hr 25 mins
1,216 mi · 1,957 km
4
per week
Glasgow (GLA) – United Kingdom
2 airlines
3 hr 45 mins
1,313 mi · 2,114 km
4
per week
Hahn (HHN) – Germany
1 airline
3 hr 20 mins
1,171 mi · 1,884 km
4
per week
Memmingen (FMM) – Germany
1 airline
3 hr 20 mins
1,193 mi · 1,919 km
4
per week
Munich (MUC) – Germany
2 airlines
3 hr 30 mins
1,266 mi · 2,038 km
4
per week
Beauvais/Tillé (BVA) – France
1 airline
3 hr 0 mins
996 mi · 1,603 km
3
per week
Cork (ORK) – Ireland
1 airline
3 hr 10 mins
1,025 mi · 1,649 km
3
per week
Lyon (LYS) – France
1 airline
2 hr 45 mins
904 mi · 1,455 km
3
per week
Nantes (NTE) – France
1 airline
2 hr 35 mins
772 mi · 1,242 km
3
per week
Ponta Delgada (PDL) – Portugal
1 airline
3 hr 20 mins
973 mi · 1,567 km
3
per week
Southend (SEN) – United Kingdom
1 airline
—
FAO → SEN
3
per week
Stockholm (ARN) – Sweden
1 airline
4 hr 50 mins
1,939 mi · 3,120 km
3
per week
Stuttgart (STR) – Germany
1 airline
3 hr 20 mins
1,182 mi · 1,902 km
3
per week
Zurich (ZRH) – Switzerland
1 airline
3 hr 10 mins
1,107 mi · 1,782 km
3
per week
Geneva (GVA) – Switzerland
1 airline
2 hr 55 mins
964 mi · 1,552 km
2
per week
Hanover (HAJ) – Germany
1 airline
3 hr 45 mins
1,367 mi · 2,200 km
2
per week
Kraków (KRK) – Poland
1 airline
4 hr 10 mins
1,642 mi · 2,643 km
2
per week
Oslo (OSL) – Norway
1 airline
4 hr 35 mins
1,808 mi · 2,910 km
2
per week
Goteborg (GOT) – Sweden
1 airline
—
FAO → GOT
1
per week
Tenerife Island (TFS) – Spain
1 airline
2 hr 55 mins
796 mi · 1,282 km
1
per week
Toronto (YYZ) – Canada
1 airline
8 hr 20 mins
3,684 mi · 5,928 km
1
per week

Route and destination data updated February 16, 2026.

Faro Airport is served by 23 airlines, with Ryanair in the lead at 34% of routes. The top three carriers together cover 62% of routes. 14 carriers operate only one route each. A total of 21 airlines operate international routes, compared with four airlines serving domestic routes. Air Transat is operating the longest nonstop flight, connecting to Toronto with a flight time of 8 hrs 20 mins.

Ryanair (29 routes)
easyJet (15 routes)
Jet2 (9 routes)
Eurowings (5 routes)
Transavia (4 routes)
SAS (3 routes)
TUIfly (2 routes)
Lufthansa (2 routes)
Norwegian Air Shuttle (2 routes)
BA Euroflyer (1 routes)
British Airways (1 routes)
Wizz Air UK (1 routes)
TAP Air Portugal (1 routes)
Aer Lingus (1 routes)
Transavia France (1 routes)
Norwegian Air Sweden (1 routes)
Brussels Airlines (1 routes)
Luxair (1 routes)
JSD (1 routes)
Lufthansa City Airlines (1 routes)
Azores Airlines (1 routes)
Edelweiss Air (1 routes)
Air Transat (1 routes)

Faro Airport provides direct service to 17 countries across three continents. The route network is 6% domestic and 94% international. United Kingdom is the primary international destination.

United Kingdom - 24/day
Germany - 10/day
Portugal - 6/day
Netherlands - 5/day
France - 4/day
Ireland - 3/day
Belgium - 2/day
Denmark - 1/day
Austria - 1/day
Italy - 1/day
Luxembourg - 1/day
Sweden - 1/day
Switzerland - 1/day
Poland - 0/day
Norway - 0/day
Spain - 0/day
Canada - 0/day

Global Rankings

Destinations

Measures how broadly the airport connects distinct endpoints.

Flights & Scheduling

Reflects flight volume and runway utilization.

Distance & Reach

Highlights long-haul reach and distance efficiency.

Runways

Runway Length Width Surface
8,182 ft 2,494 m 148 ft 45 m Asphalt
8,182 ft 2,494 m 148 ft 45 m Asphalt

Runway Length

82 aircraft cannot operate at Faro Airport due to runway length constraints. The airport’s longest runway is 8,182 ft (2,494 m), which is below the typical takeoff or landing distance required by the aircraft listed here.

Aircraft Takeoff Landing
Boeing BBJ2 737-800 8,182 ft 2,494 m 4,501 ft 1,372 m
Boeing BBJ MAX 9 8,199 ft 2,499 m 4,114 ft 1,254 m
Boeing E-3 D Sentry 8,202 ft 2,500 m 3,609 ft 1,100 m
Airbus A330 MRTT 8,202 ft 2,500 m 5,741 ft 1,750 m
Tupolev Tu-114 8,202 ft 2,500 m 4,593 ft 1,400 m
Boeing 737 MAX 10 8,202 ft 2,500 m 5,577 ft 1,700 m
Boeing 737 MAX 8 8,202 ft 2,500 m 4,921 ft 1,500 m
Vickers VC10 8,281 ft 2,524 m 6,381 ft 1,945 m
Boeing 737 Convertible 8,284 ft 2,525 m 7,001 ft 2,134 m
Boeing 737-400 8,333 ft 2,540 m 5,052 ft 1,540 m
Lockheed EC-130H Compass Call 4,701 ft 1,433 m 8,366 ft 2,550 m
Lockheed Martin C5 Galaxy 8,399 ft 2,560 m 3,599 ft 1,097 m
Boeing 737 MAX 9 8,530 ft 2,600 m 5,577 ft 1,700 m
Boeing 757-300 8,530 ft 2,600 m 5,085 ft 1,550 m
Airbus A350-1000 8,530 ft 2,600 m 6,562 ft 2,000 m
Boeing 737-500 8,694 ft 2,650 m 4,593 ft 1,400 m
Convair 880 8,760 ft 2,670 m 6,234 ft 1,900 m
Ilyushin Il-96 400 8,858 ft 2,700 m 5,413 ft 1,650 m
McDonnell Douglas DC-10 Air Tanker 8,858 ft 2,700 m 5,906 ft 1,800 m
Airbus A380 Private Jet 9,019 ft 2,749 m 5,000 ft 1,524 m
Airbus A380-800 9,019 ft 2,749 m 5,000 ft 1,524 m
Airbus A340-300 9,072 ft 2,765 m 6,004 ft 1,830 m
Airbus A330-200 9,088 ft 2,770 m 5,676 ft 1,730 m
Airbus A330 Corporate Jet 9,088 ft 2,770 m 5,676 ft 1,730 m
Airbus A330-200F 9,088 ft 2,770 m 5,676 ft 1,730 m
Airbus A330-300 9,088 ft 2,770 m 5,676 ft 1,730 m
Boeing BBJ 787-800 9,186 ft 2,800 m 4,987 ft 1,520 m
Boeing 787-10 Dreamliner 9,186 ft 2,800 m 4,987 ft 1,520 m
Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner 9,186 ft 2,800 m 4,987 ft 1,520 m
Boeing 747-400 LCF Dreamlifter 9,199 ft 2,804 m 7,001 ft 2,134 m
Boeing 747-400 9,236 ft 2,815 m 6,250 ft 1,905 m
Boeing 747SP 9,252 ft 2,820 m 5,249 ft 1,600 m
Boeing 777 Freighter 9,285 ft 2,830 m 5,577 ft 1,700 m
Airbus A300B1 9,350 ft 2,850 m 5,364 ft 1,635 m
Airbus A300B2 9,350 ft 2,850 m 5,364 ft 1,635 m
Boeing 767-400 9,501 ft 2,896 m 7,001 ft 2,134 m
Airbus A340-200 9,514 ft 2,900 m 6,201 ft 1,890 m
Airbus A380-900 9,678 ft 2,950 m 6,594 ft 2,010 m
Boeing 777-200LR 9,744 ft 2,970 m 5,610 ft 1,710 m
Antonov An-124 Ruslan 9,843 ft 3,000 m 2,953 ft 900 m
Northrop Grumman E-8C Joint Stars 9,843 ft 3,000 m 5,906 ft 1,800 m
Boeing 777-300ER 9,843 ft 3,000 m 5,906 ft 1,800 m
Tupolev Tu-144 9,843 ft 3,000 m 8,530 ft 2,600 m
Boeing B-52 Stratofortress 9,843 ft 3,000 m 9,843 ft 3,000 m
McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30ER 9,843 ft 3,000 m 5,906 ft 1,800 m
McDonnell Douglas DC-8-52 9,843 ft 3,000 m 6,562 ft 2,000 m
McDonnell Douglas KC-10 Extender 9,843 ft 3,000 m 5,906 ft 1,800 m
McDonnell Douglas DC-10-40 9,843 ft 3,000 m 5,906 ft 1,800 m
McDonnell Douglas DC-10-10 9,843 ft 3,000 m 5,906 ft 1,800 m
Douglas DC-8-51 9,843 ft 3,000 m 6,562 ft 2,000 m
Douglas DC-8-62 9,843 ft 3,000 m 6,562 ft 2,000 m
Douglas DC-8-63 9,843 ft 3,000 m 6,562 ft 2,000 m
McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30 9,843 ft 3,000 m 5,906 ft 1,800 m
Douglas DC-8-53 9,843 ft 3,000 m 6,562 ft 2,000 m
Douglas DC-8-61 9,843 ft 3,000 m 6,562 ft 2,000 m
Airbus A330-900neo 9,843 ft 3,000 m 5,577 ft 1,700 m
Airbus A350-900F 9,843 ft 3,000 m 6,562 ft 2,000 m
Airbus A380 Cargo 9,875 ft 3,010 m 6,594 ft 2,010 m
Boeing YAL-1 9,902 ft 3,018 m 7,546 ft 2,300 m
Aero Spacelines Super Guppy 10,000 ft 3,048 m 6,998 ft 2,133 m
Douglas DC-8 10,000 ft 3,048 m 6,499 ft 1,981 m
Boeing 707 10,000 ft 3,048 m 6,201 ft 1,890 m
McDonnell Douglas DC-8-73 10,007 ft 3,050 m 6,562 ft 2,000 m
McDonnell Douglas DC-8-72 10,007 ft 3,050 m 6,562 ft 2,000 m
Airbus A340 Private Jet 10,256 ft 3,126 m 8,999 ft 2,743 m
McDonnell Douglas MD-11 10,299 ft 3,139 m 6,949 ft 2,118 m
Airbus A340-600 10,302 ft 3,140 m 6,562 ft 2,000 m
Boeing BBJ 787-9 10,397 ft 3,169 m 5,699 ft 1,737 m
VC-25A Air Force One 10,466 ft 3,190 m 7,999 ft 2,438 m
Boeing 747-8 10,466 ft 3,190 m 8,793 ft 2,680 m
Airbus A340-500 10,499 ft 3,200 m 6,299 ft 1,920 m
Boeing 747-200 10,499 ft 3,200 m 6,234 ft 1,900 m
Boeing 777-300 10,597 ft 3,230 m 5,906 ft 1,800 m
Boeing 747-100 10,650 ft 3,246 m 6,168 ft 1,880 m
Boeing 747-8 VIP / BBJ 10,801 ft 3,292 m 7,001 ft 2,134 m
Boeing 747-8 Freighter 10,801 ft 3,292 m 7,001 ft 2,134 m
Boeing 747-300 10,827 ft 3,300 m 6,919 ft 2,109 m
Boeing 747-400F 10,827 ft 3,300 m 6,890 ft 2,100 m
Boeing 747-400ER 10,892 ft 3,320 m 7,136 ft 2,175 m
Aérospatiale-BAC Concorde 11,250 ft 3,429 m 7,218 ft 2,200 m
Antonov An-225 Mriya 11,483 ft 3,500 m 10,827 ft 3,300 m
McDonnell Douglas DC-8-71 11,499 ft 3,505 m 5,909 ft 1,801 m

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