# Vágar Airport (FAE / EKVG)

**Vágar Airport** (IATA: FAE, ICAO: EKVG) is a large airport in Vágar, Faroe Islands. It opened in 1942. It has one runway, 1,800 m (5,905 ft) long, asphalt. In 2021 it handled 239 thousand passengers.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/ekvg

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: FAE / EKVG
- Type: Large airport
- Serves: Vágar, Faroe Islands
- Opened: 1942
- Elevation: 85 m / 280 ft
- Coordinates: 62.0633, -7.2758
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 1,800 m / 5,905 ft
- Passengers: 239,085 (2021)
- Time zone: UTC+0/+1 · Atlantic/Faroe
- Website: https://www.fae.fo
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/V%C3%A1gar_Airport (40 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q371471
- Weather station: EKVG · WMO 06010
- Ident: EKVG

## Timeline

- 1942: Vágar Airport opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 12/30 | 1,800 m / 5,905 ft | 30 m / 98 ft | Asphalt | 118° / 298° | yes |

## Passengers per year

| Year | Passengers | Source |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2009 | 203,662 | Wikidata |
| 2010 | 199,988 | Wikidata |
| 2011 | 203,499 | Wikidata |
| 2012 | 225,532 | Wikidata |
| 2013 | 236,181 | Wikidata |
| 2014 | 250,287 | Wikidata |
| 2015 | 276,385 | Wikidata |
| 2016 | 292,393 | Wikidata |
| 2017 | 341,388 | Wikidata |
| 2018 | 377,811 | Wikidata |
| 2019 | 424,281 | Wikidata |
| 2021 | 239,085 | Wikidata |

## Routes

12 destinations in 6 countries. From the airport's Wikipedia article.

### Year-round (5)

- [BGO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/enbr.md) Bergen Airport, Flesland · Norway · 697 km / 433 mi · Widerøe
- [KEF](https://dromopedia.com/airports/bikf.md) Keflavik International Airport · Iceland · 800 km / 497 mi · Atlantic Airways, Icelandair
- [OSL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/engm.md) Oslo-Gardermoen International Airport · Norway · 1,005 km / 624 mi · Atlantic Airways
- [BLL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ekbi.md) Billund Airport · Denmark · 1,171 km / 728 mi · Atlantic Airways
- [CPH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ekch.md) Copenhagen Kastrup Airport · Denmark · 1,344 km / 835 mi · Atlantic Airways

### Seasonal (8)

- [EDI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egph.md) Edinburgh Airport · United Kingdom · 715 km / 444 mi · Atlantic Airways
- [AAL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ekyt.md) Aalborg Airport · Denmark · 1,106 km / 687 mi · Atlantic Airways
- [LGW](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egkk.md) London Gatwick Airport · United Kingdom · 1,287 km / 800 mi · Atlantic Airways
- [CPH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ekch.md) Copenhagen Kastrup Airport · Denmark · 1,344 km / 835 mi · Scandinavian Airlines
- [CDG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lfpg.md) Charles de Gaulle International Airport · France · 1,574 km / 978 mi · Atlantic Airways
- [BCN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lebl.md) Josep Tarradellas Barcelona-El Prat Airport · Spain · 2,392 km / 1,486 mi · Atlantic Airways
- [PMI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lepa.md) Palma de Mallorca Airport · Spain · 2,593 km / 1,611 mi · Atlantic Airways
- [LPA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/gclp.md) Gran Canaria Airport · Spain · 3,842 km / 2,387 mi · Atlantic Airways

## Airlines

The figure is how many destinations each airline flies from FAE, as the routes above have them. Hubs from Wikidata.

### Hub airlines (2)

- RC [Atlantic Airways](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/atlantic-airways) · 11
- [FarCargo](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/farcargo)

### Passenger (3)

- FI [Icelandair](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/icelandair) · 1
- SK [Scandinavian Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/scandinavian-airlines) · 1 · seasonal
- WF [Widerøe](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/wider-e) · 1

Former hub of [FaroeJet](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/faroejet).

## Rankings

Ranked among 48,075 open airports; = marks a shared place.

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Passengers | 239K (2021) | #1,459 of 3,974 | #319 in Europe |  |
| Longest runway | 1,800 m / 5,905 ft | =4,890 of 29,858 | =846 in Europe |  |
| Elevation | 85 m / 280 ft | =31,827 of 43,403 | =3,874 in Europe |  |
| Age | Opened 1942 | =1,791 of 15,079 | =619 in Europe |  |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =646 in Europe |  |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| AFIS | AFIS | 124.850 |

## Nearby airports

No open airport within 150 km / 93 mi.

## Sources

- [NOAA Aviation Weather Center](https://aviationweather.gov/data/api/): Weather data: NOAA Aviation Weather Center (Public Domain (US Government))
- [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/): Airport data from OurAirports (Public Domain)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org): Structured data from Wikidata (CC0 1.0)
- [Wikipedia: “Vágar Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Vágar_Airport&oldid=1364619751), revision of 17 Jul 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- [timezone-boundary-builder](https://github.com/evansiroky/timezone-boundary-builder): Time zone boundaries © OpenStreetMap contributors, timezone-boundary-builder (ODbL 1.0)
- Every figure with its source: https://dromopedia.com/airports/ekvg/data