FAO

Faro - Gago Coutinho International Airport

Faro, Portugal

Operated by ANA Aeroportos de Portugal SAprivate
ICAOLPFRElev24 ft
The Verdict
63/100Surprisingly not awful

The trajectory is flat — no improvement in sight.

Ranked #51 of 198 airportsBased on data from 2000–2026
Operational30%
84Reliably good
Sentiment25%
56Unremarkable
Infrastructure15%
49Not great
Sent. Velocity15%
50Middling
Connectivity15%
58Solidly average

Carbon Accreditation

Level 6/7Transition
2024

Paris-aligned reductions + offsetting residuals

What People Think

The data on FAO is sparse. Like the legroom on a budget airline.

7.7Avg Rating / 10
2,503
ReviewsGoogle 2452Skytrax 51
59%Positive
SKYTRAX STARS:★★★☆☆
★ 3.4on Google Maps (2,452 reviews)
Sentiment Trajectory (2025–2026)+0.69 over 2 years
Then: 7.4/5 (1689 reviews)Now: 8.1/5 (205 reviews)
Positive59%
Neutral30%
Negative11%
Queuing
2.9
Cleanliness
2.5
Staff
2.9
Food & Bev
2.2
Wifi
2.8
Wayfinding
3.0
Transport
2.8
Shopping
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The Numbers

9.8MPassengers (2024)
+1.9%YoY Growth

Record year! 9.8M passengers in 2024, up 8% from pre-pandemic levels and a staggering 339% rebound from the 2020 COVID low.

9.2MInternational (94%)
546KDomestic (6%)
Passenger History

Lounges

2 available
ANA CIP Lounge Faro (Non-Schengen)
priority pass
ANA CIP Lounge Faro (Schengen)
priority pass

Tardiness Report

2026/02–2025/03 · 136,769 flights
0.1%Flights Delayed85 of 136,769 flights
1.0minAvg Delay

Delays are genuinely rare here. We're suspicious.

Delay Causes (ATFM)
Weather77%
Carrier0%
ATC23%
Airport0%

Where You Can Escape To

139 routes · 4 regions · Top: London Gatwick Airport (179/mo)
Europe10
London Gatwick Airport (LGW)179
Dublin Airport139
London Stansted Airport86
Francisco de Sa Carneiro Airport (OPO)85
Manchester Airport84
Alverca Airport76
London Luton Airport (LTN)68
Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS)67
Bristol International Airport64
Eindhoven Airport61

The Runway Report

1 Runway
10/288,169ft × 148ft · ASP · Lighted

The Backstory

ACI Service Quality Awards
2020🥇
ACI ASQACI ASQ · 5 to 15m · europe