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Faro International Airport is located at south Portugal, 5Km west of Faro city, the capital of Algarve province. | Faro International Airport is located at south Portugal, 5Km west of Faro city, the capital of Algarve province. | ||
The airport first movement was in July 11th 1965, since then it has been constantly growing up in terms of passenger demand and aircraft movements. | The airport first movement was in July 11th 1965, since then it has been constantly growing up in terms of passenger demand and aircraft movements. In 2004 Faro airport has processed 4.643.626 passengers, 32.580 aircraft movements and 1.540ton. of cargo. | ||
Nowadays Faro airport main objectives are to be the gateway of south Portugal (including the touristic province of Algarve), some regions in Spain and to be a top quality reference airport in the south of the Iberic Peninsula. | Nowadays Faro airport main objectives are to be the gateway of south Portugal (including the touristic province of Algarve), some regions in Spain and to be a top quality reference airport in the south of the Iberic Peninsula. | ||
This airport has a 10-28 runway with plenty of good spotting positions, mostly south of the runway, across a small sand road parallel with it. | This airport has a 10-28 runway with plenty of good spotting positions, mostly south of the runway, across a small sand road parallel with it. There are no security / safety problems, the airport is located at a natural park (Ria Formosa) so the vicinity is very tranquil. | ||
To keep in mind: RESPECT THE AIRPORT PERIMETER FENCE AND UNDER ANY CIRCUNSTANCES '''DO NOT LEAVE GARBAGE AROUND FARO AIRPORT''', REMEMBER IT'S A NATURAL PARK. | |||