FAE — Vágar Airport
Large airport in Vágar, Faroe Islands.
- IATA code
- FAE
- ICAO code
- EKVG
- Size
- large
- OurAirports class
- Passengers
- 424,281
- 2019 · Wikidata
- Nonstop routes
- 2
- With open traffic data
- Time zone
- UTC / UTC+1
- Atlantic/Faroe
- Elevation
- 85 m
- 279 ft
- Runways
- 1
- Longest 1,800 m
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More codes: airport codes starting with F
About FAE
Vágar Airport is a large airport serving Vágar, Faroe Islands. It opened in 1942. 424,281 passengers used it in 2019. Open traffic data shows 2 nonstop routes from FAE.
Wikidata (CC0). Sources
Busiest nonstop routes from FAE
| Route | Distance | Passengers / year |
|---|---|---|
| FAE → CPH | 1,348 km | 281,582 |
| FAE → BLL | 1,175 km | 45,434 |
Passengers on the route, both directions, over the period of each source: US DOT / BTS T-100 (Aug 2025 – Jul 2026) for routes touching the US, Eurostat (2024) for routes reported by European airports. Routes outside these are not counted.
Nearest airports
| Code | Airport | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| FOA | Foula Airfield | 354 km |
| WRY | Westray Airport | 382 km |
| PPW | Papa Westray Airport | 384 km |
| LWK | Lerwick / Tingwall Airport | 385 km |
| NRL | North Ronaldsay Airport | 399 km |
Distance from FAE to the major hubs
Runways
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12/30 | 1,800 m | 30 m | Asphalt |
OurAirports (public domain). Sources
Location
Vágar, Faroe Islands · 62.0633, -7.2758
Questions
Vágar Airport has the IATA code FAE and the ICAO code EKVG. Airlines and tickets use the three-letter IATA code; pilots and air traffic control use the four-letter ICAO code.
FAE is a large airport in Vágar, Faroe Islands, at 62.0633, -7.2758, 85 m above sea level.
FAE is in the Atlantic/Faroe time zone, UTC / UTC+1 (winter / summer).
424,281 passengers in 2019, according to Wikidata.
Vágar Airport opened in 1942.
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