Vágar Airport

Vágar Airport

Vága Floghavn
Summary
Airport typePublic
OperatorCivil Aviation Administration
LocationSørvágur, Faroe Islands
Hub forAtlantic Airways
Elevation AMSL280 ft / 85 m
Coordinates62°03′49″N 007°16′38″W / 62.06361°N 7.27722°W / 62.06361; -7.27722
Websitefae.fo
Map
EKVG
Location in the Faroe Islands
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
12/30 1,800 5,906 Asphalt
Statistics (2022)
Passengers406,453
Aircraft movements5,521
Cargo (metric tons)999,6
Source: Faroe Islands AIP at Naviair
Statistics

Vágar Airport (Faroese: Vága Floghavn) (IATA: FAE, ICAO: EKVG) is the only airport in the Faroe Islands, and is located 1 NM (1.9 km; 1.2 mi) east of the village of Sørvágur, on the island of Vágar and 46 km (29 miles) west of the capital Tórshavn. Due to the Faroe Islands' status as a self-governing territory, the airport is not subject to the rules of the European Union. It is the main operating base for Faroese national airline Atlantic Airways and, for a brief period during 2006, was also the base for the low-cost airline FaroeJet.