Car Hire at Santa Cruz das Flores Airport

Airport travel guide

Hire a car at Santa Cruz das Flores Airport. This beautiful island is all about enjoying the outdoors, so drive your hire car straight to one of the Lajes das Flores beaches or to the rocky Fajã Grande Beach. Swim in natural tidal pools at Santa Cruz, spend a day at the Morro Alto and Pico do Se Natural Forest Reserve, visit one of the diving centres, or hike in the canyons.

In the town of Lajes, check out the Matriz da Lomba Church. In Santa Cruz, the Flores Museum and the Ponta do Albernaz Lighthouse are fun places to visit. So is the Boqueirao Environmental Interpretation Center, to learn about the area’s natural history. And you’re sure to have an excellent time on a whale watching tour.

Flores is a wonderful destination, so why not stay longer and explore more? With a longer-term car hire deal, you can visit the island’s less touristy areas and see how the locals live. If your car hire provider permits it, you can even take a ferry to one of the other Azores islands. It’s easy to pick up your hire car at Santa Cruz das Flores Airport and drop it off at a different location. Start planning your adventure today!

Santa Cruz das Flores Airport is also known as Flores Airport, Santa Cruz Airport, and Aeroporto das Flores.

Top international routes

• Ponta Delgada
• Horta
• Lajes
• Corvo

Main airlines

SATA Air Açores

Terminals

The single airport terminal serves all arrivals and departures.

Location

Flores Airport is in the Santa Cruz das Flores parish of Flores Island. Any destination on the island that’s accessible by car can be reached in 30 minutes or less.

Most popular types of hire car

• Small cars - starting at €16 per day
• People Carriers - starting at €52 per day
• SUVs - starting at €23 per day
• Medium cars - starting at €43 per day
• Station wagons - starting at €57 per day

Car hire desks

Some of the desks are inside the airport terminal. The exact location of your car hire provider's desk will be listed on your Confirmation Voucher.

Services and facilities

Santa Cruz das Flores Airport is very likely the smallest public airport that you’ll ever visit. Nonetheless, you’ll find a small and cosy shop where you can buy food, handicrafts, works of art, and CDs made by local artists. The airport is partially equipped for passengers with reduced mobility. Special assistance is also available, but make sure to contact your airline at least 48 hours before arrival if you’d like this service. Keep in mind that the airport is only open from 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. every day.

Nearest petrol station

There is a Galp petrol station located across the street for the airport; therefore, you don't have to worry about founding a station before you reach the airport.