Infrastructure
Faro Airport is capable of handling six million passengers a year and is (2011) near to capacity. Faro Airport consists of:
- 22 stands of which 16 are remote.
- 60 check-in desks.
- 36 boarding gates.
Since its opening in 1966 Faro airport has had two major developments, the new passenger terminal building in 1989 and its enlargement in 2001.
The new development plan 2009-2013 has already begun. Faced with growing traffic demand and passenger safety and satisfaction needs, over the next four years Faro airport will undergo extensive improvements to runway and infrastructure as well as a widespread renovation of the airport terminal and commercial areas, namely:
- Increase of aircraft parking capacity from 22 to 33 positions, which will increase ATM’s from 22 to 30 per hour and passenger flow from 2400 to 3000 mov/h.
- Increase operational safety.
- Increase of airport capacity from 6 million to 8 million passengers per year.
- Functional and architectural modernisation of the airport terminal.
- Renovation and expansion of commercial areas.
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