Updated: January 17, 2026
Portugal Europe

Faro Airport (FAO)

Faro International Airport averages 34 flights per day to 49 destinations, with 3 domestic and 46 international routes. A total of 20 airlines operate at FAO, led by Ryanair. This airport provides direct service to 16 countries across two continents, with the United Kingdom representing its largest international market. The longest nonstop route from Faro connects to Toronto, with a typical flight time of 6 hrs 35 mins.

IATA
FAO
ICAO
LPFR
Elevation
24 ft (7 m) MSL
Local Time
Europe/Lisbon (UTC+00:00)
Destinations
49 (3 domestic · 46 international)
Flights per day
34 (6 domestic · 28 international)
Busiest Route
Lisbon (4/day)
Longest Direct Flight
Toronto 6 hrs 35 mins
Shortest Flight
Lisbon 1 hr
Top Airline
Ryanair (28 routes)
Top Country
United Kingdom (11 flights/day)
Longest Runway
8,182 ft / 2,494 m

Weather in Faro

49 Destinations from Faro Airport (FAO)

This week, 49 active routes depart from Faro International Airport. The busiest route connects Faro with Lisbon and is operated by 2 airlines. The longest nonstop flight is to Toronto, and the shortest flight is to Lisbon.

All Destinations

Flights Destination Route Airlines
4 Lisbon FAO → LIS
1 hr
 SWISS, TAP Air Portugal2
3 Dublin FAO → DUB
3 hrs 5 mins
 Aer Lingus, Ryanair2
2 London (LGW) FAO → LGW
2 hrs 40 mins
 BA Euroflyer, British Airways, Wizz Air UK3
2 Porto FAO → OPO
1 hr 25 mins
 Ryanair1
2 Amsterdam FAO → AMS
3 hrs 10 mins
 Transavia1
1 Eindhoven FAO → EIN
2 hrs 50 mins
 Ryanair, Transavia2
1 Manchester FAO → MAN
3 hrs 5 mins
 easyJet, Jet2, Ryanair3
1 London (STN) FAO → STN
2 hrs 55 mins
 Ryanair, British Airways2
1 Bristol FAO → BRS
2 hrs 40 mins
 easyJet, Ryanair2
1 Paris FAO → ORY
2 hrs 30 mins
 easyJet, Transavia France2
1 Rotterdam FAO → RTM
2 hrs 50 mins
 Transavia1
5/week Berlin FAO → BER
3 hrs 20 mins
 Eurowings, Ryanair2
5/week Brussels (BRU) FAO → BRU
2 hrs 50 mins
 Brussels Airlines, Transavia2
5/week Copenhagen FAO → CPH
3 hrs 30 mins
 Norwegian Air Sweden, Ryanair, SAS3
5/week Leeds FAO → LBA
2 hrs 55 mins
 Jet2, Ryanair2
5/week Newcastle FAO → NCL
3 hrs 5 mins
 Jet2, Ryanair2
5/week Nottingham FAO → EMA
2 hrs 55 mins
 Jet2, Ryanair2
4/week Liverpool FAO → LPL
2 hrs 50 mins
 easyJet, Ryanair2
3/week Baden-Baden FAO → FKB
2 hrs 50 mins
 Ryanair1
3/week Bournemouth FAO → BOH
2 hrs 40 mins
 Ryanair1
3/week Brussels (CRL) FAO → CRL
2 hrs 40 mins
 Ryanair1
3/week Cologne FAO → CGN
2 hrs 55 mins
 Ryanair1
3/week Cork FAO → ORK
2 hrs 40 mins
 Ryanair1
3/week Düsseldorf FAO → DUS
2 hrs 55 mins
 Eurowings1
3/week Frankfurt-am-Main FAO → FRA
3 hrs
 Lufthansa1
3/week Hahn FAO → HHN
2 hrs 50 mins
 Ryanair1
3/week London (LTN) FAO → LTN
3 hrs 10 mins
 easyJet1
3/week Luxembourg FAO → LUX
2 hrs 50 mins
 Luxair1
3/week Memmingen FAO → FMM
2 hrs 50 mins
 Ryanair1
3/week Munich FAO → MUC
2 hrs 55 mins
 Lufthansa1
3/week Ponta Delgada FAO → PDL
2 hrs 35 mins
 Azores Airlines1
2/week Birmingham FAO → BHX
2 hrs 55 mins
 Ryanair, Jet22
2/week Beauvais/Tillé FAO → BVA
2 hrs 40 mins
 Ryanair1
2/week Belfast FAO → BFS
2 hrs 55 mins
 Ryanair1
2/week Bergamo FAO → BGY
2 hrs 50 mins
 Ryanair1
2/week Edinburgh FAO → EDI
3 hrs 10 mins
 Ryanair1
2/week Geneva FAO → GVA
2 hrs 35 mins
 easyJet1
2/week Glasgow FAO → GLA
3 hrs 5 mins
 easyJet1
2/week Kraków FAO → KRK
20 hrs 5 mins
 Ryanair1
2/week Nuremberg FAO → NUE
3 hrs 5 mins
 Ryanair1
2/week Stockholm FAO → ARN
4 hrs 10 mins
 SAS1
2/week Vienna FAO → VIE
3 hrs 15 mins
 Ryanair1
2/week Weeze FAO → NRN
2 hrs 50 mins
 Ryanair1
2/week Zurich FAO → ZRH
2 hrs 45 mins
 Edelweiss Air1
1/week Lyon FAO → LYS
2 hrs 25 mins
 easyJet1
1/week Seville FAO → SVQ Transavia1
1/week Stuttgart FAO → STR
2 hrs 50 mins
 Eurowings1
1/week Toronto FAO → YYZ
6 hrs 35 mins
 Air Transat1
1/week Hamburg FAO → — Eurowings1
Route and destination data updated weekly ()

Airlines

Faro International Airport is served by 20 airlines, with Ryanair in the lead at 41% of routes. The top three carriers together cover 60% of routes. 12 carriers operate only one route each. A total of 17 airlines operate international routes, compared with 4 serving domestic routes. Air Transat is operating the longest nonstop flight, connecting to Toronto with a flight time of 6 hrs 35 mins.

  • Ryanair28 routes
  • easyJet8 routes
  • Transavia5 routes
  • Jet25 routes
  • Eurowings4 routes
  • British Airways2 routes
  • SAS2 routes
  • Lufthansa2 routes
  • SWISS1 route
  • TAP Air Portugal1 route
  • Aer Lingus1 route
  • BA Euroflyer1 route
  • Wizz Air UK1 route
  • Transavia France1 route
  • Brussels Airlines1 route
  • Norwegian Air Sweden1 route
  • Luxair1 route
  • Azores Airlines1 route
  • Edelweiss Air1 route
  • Air Transat1 route

Faro International Airport provides direct service to 16 countries across two continents. The route network is 6% domestic and 94% international, with Lisbon, Portugal serving as the primary international destination.

  • United Kingdom11/day
  • Portugal6/day
  • Germany4/day
  • Netherlands4/day
  • Ireland3/day
  • France1/day
  • Belgium1/day
  • Denmark5/week
  • Switzerland4/week
  • Luxembourg3/week
  • Italy2/week
  • Poland2/week
  • Sweden2/week
  • Austria2/week
  • Spain1/week
  • Canada1/week

Global Rankings of Faro Airport (FAO)

This snapshot shows how Faro Airport (FAO) ranks globally across multiple operational and network dimensions. Rankings reflect relative position worldwide across destination breadth, flight volume, scheduling density, and long-haul reach.

Destinations

Measures how broadly the airport connects distinct endpoints across its route network.

Flights & Scheduling

Reflects flight volume and how intensively runway infrastructure is scheduled.

Distance & Reach

Highlights long-haul connectivity and how distance is distributed across flights and runways.

2 Runways at Faro Airport (FAO)

Runways:
Name Length Width Surface
10 8,182 ft · 2,494 m 148 ft · 45 m Asphalt
28 8,182 ft · 2,494 m 148 ft · 45 m Asphalt

84 Aircraft Require Longer Runway

Longest runway available is 8,182 ft / 2,494 m long. The following aircraft typically require more runway than is available at Faro International Airport.

Aircraft Takeoff required Landing required
Boeing BBJ2 737-800 8,182 ft · 2,494 m 4,501 ft · 1,372 m
Boeing BBJ MAX 9 8,200 ft · 2,499 m 4,117 ft · 1,255 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 A330-800neo 9,088 ft · 2,770 m n/a
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
Boom Overture 10,118 ft · 3,084 m n/a
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 10,400 ft · 3,170 m 5,700 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