Airports / Portugal / FAO
Faro - Gago Coutinho International Airport
LPFR / FAOFaro, PortugalELEV 24 FT
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
30 nm
To the nearest alternate
Portimão Airport (PRM).
Overview
Located in Faro, Portugal, Faro - Gago Coutinho International Airport (LPFR / FAO) operates as a large commercial airport. The field lies at an elevation of 24 feet. The airport supports scheduled airline service as well as private jet and charter movements.
FAO has no resident charter fleet; trips here are typically flown by operators repositioning from surrounding airports. Useful alternates include Portimão Airport (PRM, 30 nm), Beja Airport / Airbase (BYJ, 64 nm), and Rota Naval Station Airport (ROZ, 81 nm).
Quotes for flights out of FAO vary with aircraft type, repositioning, and schedule flexibility. Use the cost estimator to model a trip from FAO, or browse verified operators serving the area.
Field capability
ICAO
LPFR
IATA
FAO
FAA / Local
LPFR
Elevation
24 ft
Coordinates
37.0159° N · 7.9709° W
Airspace
G · GolfClass G — GolfUncontrolled field — no tower. Pilots self-announce and sequence themselves on the common traffic advisory frequency.Source: FAA NASR class airspace
Size
Large
Scheduled svc
Yes
Elevation vs Portugal fields
state range 5–2,241 ft
At 24 ft, FAO sits lower than 90% of the 31 Portugal fields on the register.
Access & alternates
Closest alternate fields by great-circle distance — every listing links to its own field brief.
- 30nmPRMPortimão AirportPortimão
- 64nmBYJBeja Airport / AirbaseBeja
- 81nmROZRota Naval Station AirportRota
- 91nmLPEVÉvora AirfieldÉvora
- 93nmXRYJerez AirportJerez de la Frontera
- 102nmSVQSeville AirportSeville
Location
Open the full mapLPFR · Faro - Gago Coutinho International Airport · Faro, Portugal