Airport profile · Faroe Islands
Vágar Airport
Vágar · (unassigned) · Faroe Islands
Airport overview
Vágar Airport serves Vágar, Faroe Islands. The longest reported open paved runway is 1,800 metres (5,905 feet).
- ICAO code
- EKVG
- IATA code
- FAE
- Local / reference code
- EKVG
- Location
- Vágar · (unassigned) · Faroe Islands
- Coordinates
- 62.063256, -7.275782
- Elevation above sea level
- 85 m / 280 ft
- Time zone
- Atlantic/Faroe
- Reported access
- Not reported
- Longest open paved runway
- 1,800 m / 5,905 ft
- Business-aviation facilities
- 0 FBOs · 0 handling providers
- Fuel types
- Not reported
- Control tower
- Not reported
- Customs airport designation
- Not reported
- Landing-rights designation
- Not reported
Runway dimensions alone do not determine which jets can operate here; consult the current AIP, NOTAMs, declared distances and aircraft performance requirements.
Runways (1 recorded)
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lighting / status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/30 | 1,800 m5,905 ft | 30 m98 ft | ASP | LightedReported open |
Runway 12/30 · threshold & approach details
| Runway end | True heading | Elevation | Displaced threshold | Coordinates |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 | 118° | 82 m / 268 ft | Not reported | 62.06620, -7.28761 |
| 30 | 298° | 77 m / 252 ft | Not reported | 62.06100, -7.26648 |
FBOs & handling
No named FBO or handling provider has been matched to this airport in the directory. Contact the airport operator to confirm business-aviation arrangements.
History & management
Wikidata records 1942 as the airport’s inception year.
- Inception year
- 1942
- Airport activation date
- Not reported
- Recorded owner
- Not reported
- Recorded operator
- Not reported
- Airport manager
- Not reported
- Manager telephone
- Not reported
An inception year and an airport activation date are different facts. Confirm current ownership and management with the airport.
Airport communications
| Type | Service | Frequency |
|---|---|---|
| AFIS | AFIS | 124.85 MHz |
Use current official aeronautical publications for operational communications.