LPFR is the ICAO code for Faro Airport (IATA FAO), located in Faro, Portugal.
Faro Airport (LPFR) sits 2 miles west of Faro, in Portugal's Algarve. The single 8,169 ft runway handles every current business jet. Field elevation 24 ft, no density-altitude concerns. Faro is the structural Algarve coast leisure gateway — Quinta do Lago, Vale do Lobo, plus the broader Almancil / Vilamoura luxury corridor. Heavy UK + Northern Europe summer charter flow. Ground time to Quinta do Lago is 20 minutes; downtown Faro is 10.
Faro International Airport, officially Faro - Gago Coutinho International Airport, is an international airport located 4 kilometres west of the city of Faro in Portugal. The airport opened in July 1965 being the main gateway to Faro District and southwestern Spain, with more than 10 million passengers using the facility in 2025. Since 2022, it is named after Gago Coutinho, Portuguese geographer, cartographer, naval officer, historian and aviation pioneer.
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