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Faro - Gago Coutinho International airport (Portugal)
Faro - Gago Coutinho International airport is located near Faro, with Arábia at 0mi↑, Montenegro at 1mi↑, Faro at 2mi↑, Almansil at 4mi↑, Pechão at 6mi↑, Falfosa at 6mi↑,→ See also Northernmost airports in Portugal and Southernmost airports in Portugal
→ See also airports in Portugal
aerial view of Faro - Gago Coutinho International airport
Airport code
- ICAO code : LPFR
- IATA code : FAO
- Local code : -
Elevation : 7 m = 23ft
→ See also Highest airports in Portugal and Lowest airports in Portugal
Runways
- runway 10/28 : 2490m = 8169ft
→ See also Airports with Longest runways in Portugal
Coming to Faro - Gago Coutinho International airport
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Taxi : book on Taxi Booking
Rent a car : book on Rentalcars
By train : book on Trip.com
- Albufeira train station at 17mi
- Silves train station at 28mi
- Vila Real de San António Guad train station at 33mi
By plane :
- Faro - Gago Coutinho International airport at 0mi : book on Transavia Volotea Iberia Vueling
- Portimão airport at 35mi : book on Trip.com
- Beja / Airbase airport at 74mi : book on Trip.com
Aviation weather for Faro - Gago Coutinho International airport LPFR FAO
METAR for Faro - Gago Coutinho International airport LPFR FAO
LPFR 111300Z 23015KT 9999 FEW035 24/16 Q1017
Decoded METAR for Faro - Gago Coutinho International airport LPFR FAO
METAR issued by LPFR on Friday, July 11, 2025 at 13:00 UTC, Warning : this METAR is out of date, issued 2 days and 49 hours and -2829 minutes ago.
visibility is greater than 10km = greater than 6mi.
The temperature is 24°C = 75°F, dew point is 16°C = 61°F. The air is very humid : relative air humidity is 61 %.
QNH is 1017hPa = 30.03inHg
Wind 28km/h = 15kt, direction is 230°.
Clouds : few clouds at 3500ft = 1070m.
TAF for Faro - Gago Coutinho International airport LPFR FAO
LPFR 111100Z 1112/1212 25015KT 9999 SCT030 PROB40 TEMPO 1112/1119 25018G30KT BECMG 1119/1121 28008KT SCT015 TEMPO 1200/1207 BKN012 BECMG 1207/1209 SCT030
Decoded TAF for Faro - Gago Coutinho International airport LPFR FAO
TAF issued by LPFR on Friday, July 11, 2025 at 11:00 UTC Warning : this TAF is out of date, issued 2 days and 3 hours and 51 minutes. weather forecast for 24 hours, weather forecast updated every 6 hours.
from Friday, July 11, 2025 à 12:00 heure TU to Friday, July 11, 2025 à 19:00 heure UTC
1112/1212 25015KT 9999 SCT030
wind 15kt = 28km/h, direction is 250°
Visibility is greater than 10km = greater than 6mi.
scattered clouds at 3000ft = 910m
probability of 40% to have temporarily from Friday, July 11, 2025 à 12:00 heure TU to Friday, July 11, 2025 à 19:00 heure UTC
PROB40 TEMPO 1112/1119 25018G30KT
wind 18kt = 33km/h with gusts at 30kt = 56km/h, direction is 250°
becoming from Friday, July 11, 2025 à 21:00 heure TU to Saturday, July 12, 2025 à 07:00 heure UTC
BECMG 1119/1121 28008KT SCT015
wind 8kt = 15km/h, direction is 280°
scattered clouds at 1500ft = 460m
temporarily from Friday, July 11, 2025 à 00:00 heure TU to Saturday, July 12, 2025 à 07:00 heure UTC
TEMPO 1200/1207 BKN012
broken at 1200ft = 370m
becoming from Saturday, July 12, 2025 à 09:00 heure TU to Saturday, July 12, 2025 à 12:00 heure UTC
BECMG 1207/1209 SCT030
scattered clouds at 3000ft = 910m
VAC for Faro - Gago Coutinho International airport LPFR FAO
The Visual Approach Chart (VAC Visual Approach Chart) is provided without any guarantee of its timeliness. The pilot is the only person responsible for the verification of its validity before using it operationally to prepare a flight or to use it during its navigation.
NOTAM for Faro - Gago Coutinho International airport
Around Faro - Gago Coutinho International airport (Portugal)
near
- Hotels in Arábia
- Guggenheim Museum Bilbao (Bilbao) at 507mi↑
- Eureka! Zientzia Museoa (San Sebastiàn) at 536mi↑
- Hotel NH Collection San Sebastián Aránzazu (San Sebastián) at 537mi↑
- Sercotel Codina (San Sebastian) at 537mi↑
- Hotel de Londres y de Inglaterra (San Sebastian) at 538mi↑
- Aquarium de Donostia-San Sebastián (San Sebastian) at 538mi↑
- San Sebastian at 538mi↑
- Saint-Jean-de-Luz at 551mi↑
- Hôtel Txoko (Saint-Jean-de-Luz) at 551mi↑
- Grand Hôtel Thalasso & Spa (Saint-Jean-de-Luz) at 552mi↑
- Hotel Arena (Saint-Jean-de-Luz) at 554mi↑
- Station de montagne Iraty at 554mi↑
- for Faro - Gago Coutinho International airport at 0mi↑
- for Hospital Distrital de Faro airport at 2mi↑
- for Loule airport at 9mi↑
nearest airports to Faro - Gago Coutinho International airport (Portugal)
- Hospital Distrital de Faro heliport ( PT-0008) at 2mi↑
- Loule heliport ( PT-0015) at 9mi↑
- Miguel Barros heliport (LPMB ) at 9mi↑NOTAM
- Tavira ultralight airfield ( PT-0082) at 18mi↑defunct airport
- Armacao de Pera ultralight airfield ( PT-0081) at 22mi↑defunct airport
- Praia Verde Eco airport (LPPV LPPV) at 30mi↑NOTAM
- Martim Longo Airstrip airport ( PT-0050) at 31mi↑
- Barlavento Algarvio Hospital heliport ( PT-0002) at 33mi↑
- Portimão airport (LPPM PRM ) at 35mi↑NOTAM
- Monchique heliport ( PT-0047) at 39mi↑
→ See also Former airports in Portugal
Data sources
- Infos générales : AVWX, France FFPLUM
- METAR : AVWX
- TAF : AVWX
- Météo générale : Openweathermap et AVWX
- NOTAM : FAA
- VAC : France DGAC/SIA, Espagne ENAIRE, Belgique SKEYES
- Aerial maps : Google Maps, Microsoft Bing ou OpenStreetMap