Vágar Airport
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| Vágar Airport | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| IATA: FAE - ICAO: EKVG | |||
| Summary | |||
| Airport type | Public | ||
| Operator | Civil Aviation Administration | ||
| Serves | Faroe Islands | ||
| Elevation AMSL | 280 ft (85 m) | ||
| Coordinates | |||
| Runways | |||
| Direction | Length | Surface | |
| ft | m | ||
| 13/31 | 4,101 | 1,250 | Asphalt |
Vágar Airport (IATA: FAE, ICAO: EKVG) is the only airport in the Faroe Islands, a self-governing territory of Denmark consisting of a group of subarctic islands in the North Atlantic Ocean between Scotland and Iceland. It was built by British Royal Engineers during World War II. Due to the Faroe Islands' rather anomalous status, this airport is not fully subject to the rules of the European Union.
It is the main operating base for Faroese national airline Atlantic Airways and, until it folded at the end of 2006, the low cost airline FaroeJet. The airport is currently operated by the Danish Civil Aviation Authority, but agreement has been reached to hand over the airport to Faroese control. There are also proposals to expand the airport and lengthen the runway. There is a Vagar Airport scenery available for Flight Simulator 2004 and FSX made by the manufacturer Aero Files which can be found here: www.aero-files.com
A comprehensive list of domestic Faroese destinations can be reached from Vágar (by the Atlantic Airways helicopter service), and international destinations include Copenhagen, Aalborg and Billund in Denmark, Reykjavík in Iceland, Aberdeen, London and Sumburgh (Shetland) in the United Kingdom, and Oslo and Stavanger in Norway. At present, due to the short length of the runway, only short takeoff and landing (STOL) aircraft such as the BAe 146 can use the airport.
The airport is located on the island of Vágar. Since 2002 Vágar has had a (toll) road tunnel connection to the neighbouring island of Streymoy, upon which the Faroese capital Tórshavn is situated.
[edit] Airlines and destinations
- Air Iceland (Reykjavík)
- Atlantic Airways (Aalborg, Aberdeen, Billund, Copenhagen, London-Stansted, Reykjavík, Shetland Islands, Stavanger)
[edit] External links
- Vágar Airport Homepage
- Webcam
- World Aero Data airport information for EKVG
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