Faro Airport (FAO)
(Aeroporto de Faro)
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Faro
"Small airport, has a few good shops/duty-free."(5 Tips)
"Public electricity plugs for free charging devices in Faro Airport!"(2 Tips)
"Many public electricity plugs for free charging devices"(2 Tips)
"Cappuccino in Costa Coffee is awesome"(4 Tips)
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Carolina CandidoSeptember 15, 2016Duty free is quite big and has good prices. There's not a lot of different places to eat and the prices for burgers are not the best. There's free WiFi and an area where you can charge your phone.
JenJuly 11, 2016Only a small airport but everything you need is here - duty free is quite large. Beware the que at Costa coffee if you're waiting on hot food takes a while and we nearly missed check in!
The airport seems to slowly get more modern each time I visit. It's well laid out and easy to find your way to where you need to go.
Luis CallenderApril 19, 2018A grate place to fly to Portugal and go on holiday. The airport is quite close to Faro, Albifura & villamora. The bad thing is that their is not a lot of restaurants in the airport!!!
Christopher DoyleSeptember 24, 2014The automatic passport control gates don't accept a lot of passports (we tried Irish and Latvian). Might as well get into the normal queue.- GENUINNO.comOctober 28, 2013Public electricity plugs for free charging devices in Faro Airport! Great! #recomendar
- Whimsical VoyagesApril 24, 2019My one experience here was fairly straightforward. Small airport, has a few good shops/duty-free.
You usually have to get on a bus to get to and from the plane. Get on last and you're off first to get through passport control or to get your seat on the plane
Richard FossNovember 28, 2023It's getting better and more efficient, less ppl in one area, and easy to find information.Mind that it's still a small airport.
Every airport should have a smoking lounge like this one in Faro. Congratulations ANA for allowing passengers to relax before a flight.
Kimberly ChinNovember 24, 2018When taking taxi don’t let the guy pressure you into taking the bigger taxis. They cost more and sometimes when you arrive at your destination, they switch off the meter and tell you the “price”.
Kevin van DunOctober 31, 2015Unlimited free wifi throughout the whole airport if you register once for a free account! Works for all airports in Portugal.
Faro AirPort, all most fully refurbished. Looking good :)
Michael B.June 9, 2019Very smoothe with everything. Very close to Faro town: taxis €10-15 to the center.
Guido GybelsJune 13, 2023Very quick passport control for EU citizens and very quick baggage delivery.
Kelvin FarrellNovember 15, 2014Better than it used to be but still, not somewhere I enjoy spending much time in. Can be very busy for its size.
Miguel CunhaMay 10, 2012If you are used to travel, the airport prices are like this anywhere in this world... Don't get some comments so seriously... Get to know the world and then make your judgement...
Kevin RoseSeptember 28, 2013I don't know what all the moaning is about. It's an airport with lots of people and a few planes. Enjoy your holiday
Staffan HolmgrenJuly 30, 2013Boring airport with lot's of unexperienced travellers. Loud and stuffy. Knowledgeable Port-wine vendor in the tax-free shop though. Very expensive coffee and food - both inside and outside security.
Gamze PultzFebruary 16, 2012There is a time difference between Spain and Portugal. If you came from Spain, don't forget to adjust your clocks...
Lisa SharpJuly 5, 2014It's slow so allow plenty of time, passport control is before gates so you can get held up getting to gate
Alex SchillemoreJuly 14, 2011Whatever you do make sure you eat before travelling to this airport - the food prices are extortionate!
EdaNovember 20, 2017Really unorganised. You make a query and then suddenly some people get in front of you.
A lot of renovations happening. Security still could be quicker. Slowly modernising though
KatherineApril 1, 2023Pretty cool architecture but not much to do here when you’re waiting for an early flight
Travellers Best is a great place to have a last drink before flying home.- Get there early. Took almost half an hour to get through security. Check-in was slow too
Olivier LacroixAugust 8, 2012Reading comments, I think it's not so bad. Food after security, security very new, not so small, only bad point : expensive even for an airport. And for people who think it's very bad, try 'beauvais'- Alexandra BashmakovaOctober 7, 2014You can get bus tickets from the driver. There are no ticket machines here.
Dirk SingerJune 4, 2012There is a toy shop by passport control - that's either an opportunity or danger depending on your pov!
DO NOT use the e-passport automated gates. They keep crashing and the staff don't man them.
OlesyaApril 3, 2018Beautiful building, looks very nice and futuristic. And as if to balance it up, the staff at the control is overly aggressive.
- Tomáš PApril 8, 2017Really annoying airport. You arrive 2 hours early but barely make it to the gate at boarding time due to long ass queues. At least the duty free shop is not so overpriced.
José FernandesJune 29, 2014Dont expect a good public connection service. Bus are not on time, taxi drivers are unprofessional
Christian WilliamsJuly 20, 2013Do not use the upstairs airside restaurant. The staff are inept and it's an absolute bloody rip off.
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Faro Airport (also known as Algarve Airport) is located 4 km to the west of Faro, Portugal The airport gets very busy during the summer months to the extent that the airport becomes a slot coordinated airport. There are 22 stands of which 16 are remote, with 60 check-in desks and 36 boarding gates.
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People tend to check in during these times:
- Today
- 6:00 AM–8:00 PM
- Sat–Sun
- 7:00 AM–8:00 PM
- Mon
- 7:00 AM–7:00 PM
- Tue
- 8:00 AM–6:00 PM
- Wed
- 6:00 AM–Noon
- 3:00 PM–6:00 PM
- Thu
- 8:00 AM–1:00 PM
- 4:00 PM–6:00 PM
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- 5.6
"Try the mocha medium: enough for the rest of the day!"
Mattie Landegent Steur - 7.5
"The main Duty free section of the shop where you can buy a variety of things from sweets and drinks for your flight, books, gadgets at good value. The staff are friendly here."
Chris Haines - 5.4
"Be sure to pop in for stale food, and a barnyard-like atmosphere! Very little difference from the main departures area..."
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