Airports / Faroe Islands / FAE
Vágar Airport
EKVG / FAEVágar, Faroe IslandsELEV 280 FT
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
217 nm
To the nearest alternate
Eday Airport (EOI).
Overview
Vágar Airport (EKVG / FAE) sits in Vágar, Faroe Islands, where it functions as a large commercial airport. The field lies at an elevation of 280 feet. The airport supports scheduled airline service as well as private jet and charter movements.
FAE has no resident charter fleet; trips here are typically flown by operators repositioning from surrounding airports. Useful alternates include Eday Airport (EOI, 217 nm), Sumburgh Airport (LSI, 218 nm), and Kirkwall Airport (KOI, 227 nm).
Quotes for flights out of FAE vary with aircraft type, repositioning, and schedule flexibility. The airport is also known as Faroes and RAF Vágar. Use the cost estimator to model a trip from FAE, or browse verified operators serving the area.
Field capability
ICAO
EKVG
IATA
FAE
FAA / Local
EKVG
Elevation
280 ft
Coordinates
62.0633° N · 7.2758° W
Airspace
G · GolfClass G — GolfUncontrolled field — no tower. Pilots self-announce and sequence themselves on the common traffic advisory frequency.Source: FAA NASR class airspace
Size
Large
Scheduled svc
Yes
Access & alternates
Closest alternate fields by great-circle distance — every listing links to its own field brief.
- 217nmEOIEday AirportEday
- 218nmLSISumburgh AirportLerwick, Shetland
- 227nmKOIKirkwall AirportKirkwall, Orkney Islands
- 233nmSYYStornoway AirportStornoway, Western Isles
- 250nmWICWick John O'Groats AirportWick
- 253nmHFNHornafjörður AirportHöfn
Location
Open the full mapEKVG · Vágar Airport · Vágar, Faroe Islands