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{{infobox|fullname=Faro International Airport|location=Faro, Portugal|iata=FAO|icao=LPFR|aptype=Commercial|website=www.ana-aeroportos.pt/ANAIngles/Faro/HomePage.htm|mapurl=www.luisrosa.net/folders/images/aero%20file_800px.jpg|mapsource=Airport Overview|atctower=118.200|atcground=118.575|atcclearance=-|atcapproach=119.400|atcdeparture=-|atcatis=124.200|atcunicom=-}} | {{infobox|fullname=Faro International Airport|location=Faro, Portugal|iata=FAO|icao=LPFR|aptype=Commercial|website=http://www.ana-aeroportos.pt/ANAIngles/Faro/HomePage.htm|mapurl=http://www.luisrosa.net/folders/images/aero%20file_800px.jpg|mapsource=Airport Overview|atctower=118.200|atcground=118.575|atcclearance=-|atcapproach=119.400|atcdeparture=-|atcatis=124.200|atcunicom=-|psh=http://www.plane-spotting-hotels.com/index.php/plane-spotting-faro/}} | ||
Faro International Airport is located at south [http://www.portugal.org/index.shtml Portugal], 2Km west of Faro city, the capital of Algarve province. | Faro International Airport is located at south [http://www.portugal.org/index.shtml Portugal], 2Km west of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Faro%2C_Portugal Faro] city, the capital of [http://www.visitalgarve.pt/vEN/ 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. In 2004 Faro airport has processed 4.643.626 passengers, 32.580 aircraft movements and 1.540ton. of cargo. The kind of traffic demanding Faro airport is originated at central and north Europe countries, tourists looking to spend holidays at warm and sunny south Portugal (Algarve). Lately, the low-cost carriers are also a very strong presence here, representing almost half of Faro airport traffic. | 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. The kind of traffic demanding Faro airport is originated at central and north Europe countries, tourists looking to spend holidays at warm and sunny south Portugal (Algarve). Lately, the low-cost carriers are also a very strong presence here, representing almost half of Faro airport traffic. | ||
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==Official Spotting Locations== | ==Official Spotting Locations== | ||
There is a public terrace, located at the Terminal top. Since the last expansion works this terrace has lost the good views over the ramp and runway, it's not good for photography mainly because it faces to the south, meaning the sun is in front and the visibility is also not good. | |||
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==Facilities and Transportation== | ==Facilities and Transportation== | ||