AirportsVágar Airport is a large airport serving Vágar, in (unassigned), Faroe Islands. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is FAE.
Key facts
- IATA code
- FAE
- ICAO code
- EKVG
- City
- Vágar
- State or region
- (unassigned)
- Country
- Faroe Islands
- Kind
- Large airport
- Coordinates
- 62.0633° N, 7.2758° W
- Elevation
- 85 m (280 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 1,800 m (5,905 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, FAE means Vágar Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: EKVG. ICAO codes that begin with E belong to northern Europe. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 62.0633° N, 7.2758° W. It stands 85 metres (280 feet) above sea level. The nearest town in our data is Tórshavn, about 27 km away in a straight line.
Local time
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Time zone Atlantic/Faroe, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Vágar Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 1,800 metres (5,905 feet). That suits narrow-body jets and regional aircraft.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/30 | 1,800 m 5,905 ft | 30 m | Asphalt | Yes |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Foula AirfieldFoula, United Kingdom | FOA | 354 km |
| Westray AirportWestray, Orkney Islands, United Kingdom | WRY | 382 km |
| Papa Westray AirportPapa Westray, Orkney Islands, United Kingdom | PPW | 384 km |
| Lerwick / Tingwall AirportLerwick, Shetland Islands, United Kingdom | LWK | 385 km |
| North Ronaldsay AirportNorth Ronaldsay, United Kingdom | NRL | 399 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 6,943 km | 8 h 50 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 7,629 km | 9 h 40 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 6,131 km | 7 h 55 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 1,247 km | 2 h 00 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 4,913 km | 6 h 25 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 7,708 km | 9 h 45 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 10,961 km | 13 h 40 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 8,765 km | 11 h 05 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 16,539 km | 20 h 25 min |
Distances are the shortest path over the globe, worked out from the coordinates. Flying times are rough estimates for a direct jet flight. They do not mean that a direct flight exists. Work out the distance to any airport.
Links
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