Airport information, from map to hotels via aeronautical information. And the aeronautical weather for the pilots with current weather and short-term forecasts with METAR (METeorological Aerodrome Report, observation message of meteorological conditions for aviation) and TAF (Terminal Aerodrome Forecast: short-term forecast message of meteorological conditions for aviation ). And other resources such as VAC (Visual Approach Chart) to prepare flights.
Vágar airport (Faroe Islands)
Vágar airport is located near Vágar, with Vatnsoyrar at 1mi↑, Vága Sýsla at 2mi↑, Midvagur at 3mi↑, Sorvagur at 3mi↑, Nesið at 7mi↑, Vestmanna at 7mi↑,→ See also Northernmost airports in Faroe Islands and Southernmost airports in Faroe Islands
→ See also airports in Faroe Islands
aerial view of Vágar airport
Airport code
- ICAO code : EKVG
- IATA code : FAE
- Local code : -
Elevation : 85 m = 279ft
→ See also Highest airports in Faroe Islands and Lowest airports in Faroe Islands
Runways
- runway 12/30 : 1799m = 5902ft
→ See also Airports with Longest runways in Faroe Islands
Coming to Vágar airport
Hotels : book on Hotels.com Booking Expedia
Taxi : book on Taxi Booking
Rent a car : book on Rentalcars
By train : book on Trip.com
By plane :
- Vágar airport at 0mi : book on Trip.com
- Foula airport at 220mi : book on Trip.com
- Papa Stour airport at 221mi : book on Trip.com
Aviation weather for Vágar airport EKVG FAE
METAR for Vágar airport EKVG FAE
EKVG 061050Z AUTO 20009KT 170V250 2100 DZ BR OVC002/// 12/12 Q0996 REDZRA RMK OVC003/// WIND SKEID VRB11G34KT
Decoded METAR for Vágar airport EKVG FAE
METAR issued by EKVG on Monday, October 6, 2025 at 10:50 UTC. This is an automatically generated METAR, Warning : this METAR is out of date, issued 3 days and 75 hours and -4301 minutes ago.
visibility is 2km = 1mi.
The temperature is 12°C = 54°F, dew point is 12°C = 54°F. The air is saturated with water : relative air humidity is 100 %.
QNH is 996hPa = 29.41inHg
Wind 17km/h = 9kt, direction is 200°.
Clouds : overcast at 200ft = 60m.
drizzle
mist
recently drizzle rain remarks : overcast at 003inability to measure cloud height WIND SKEID VRB11G34KT
TAF for Vágar airport EKVG FAE
EKVG 060829Z 0609/0618 20018KT 0400 DZ FG BKN001 TEMPO 20022G32KT 3000 RA BR BKN006
Decoded TAF for Vágar airport EKVG FAE
TAF issued by EKVG on Monday, October 6, 2025 at 08:29 UTC Warning : this TAF is out of date, issued 3 days and 5 hours and 40 minutes. weather forecast for 9 hours, weather forecast updated every 3 hours.
from Monday, October 6, 2025 à 09:00 heure TU to Monday, October 6, 2025 à 18:00 heure UTC
0609/0618 20018KT 0400 DZ FG BKN001
wind 18kt = 33km/h, direction is 200°
Visibility is 0km = 0mi, there's fog.
drizzle
fog
broken at 100ft = 30m
temporarily
TEMPO 20022G32KT 3000 RA BR BKN006
wind 22kt = 41km/h with gusts at 32kt = 59km/h, direction is 200°
Visibility is 3km = 2mi.
rain
mist
broken at 600ft = 180m
NOTAM for Vágar airport
Around Vágar airport (Faroe Islands)
near
- Hotels in Vatnsoyrar
- Le Matissia (Paris) at 984mi↑
- Paris at 985mi↑
- Hotel Monge (Paris) at 986mi↑
- Hotel Origami (Strasbourg) at 1096mi↑
- Hôtel Cour du Corbeau (Strasbourg) at 1097mi↑
- Station de montagne Le Champ du Feu at 1098mi↑
- Station de montagne Le Lac Blanc at 1112mi↑
- Station de montagne Gerardmer at 1112mi↑
- Station de montagne Le Tanet at 1114mi↑
- Station de montagne La Bresse Hohneck at 1116mi↑
- Station de montagne Les Trois Fours at 1116mi↑
- Station de montagne Les Pistes de Ventron at 1120mi↑
- for Vágar airport at 0mi↑
- for Gásadalur airport at 6mi↑
- for Koltur airport at 12mi↑
nearest airports to Vágar airport (Faroe Islands)
- Gásadalur heliport ( FO-0006) at 6mi↑defunct airport
- Koltur heliport ( FO-0002) at 12mi↑
- Mykines heliport (EKMS ) at 12mi↑NOTAM
- Faroe Islands National Hospital heliport ( FO-0004) at 17mi↑
- Skopun heliport ( FO-0003) at 17mi↑
- Boðanes heliport (EKTB ) at 17mi↑NOTAM
- Klaksvík heliport (EKKV ) at 25mi↑METAR NOTAM
- Skúvoy heliport (EKSY ) at 25mi↑NOTAM
- Trøllanes heliport ( FO-0005) at 26mi↑defunct airport
- Múli heliport ( FO-0007) at 30mi↑defunct airport
→ See also Former airports in Faroe Islands
Data sources
- Infos générales : AVWX, France FFPLUM
- METAR : AVWX
- TAF : AVWX
- Météo générale : Openweathermap et AVWX
- NOTAM : FAA
- VAC : France DGAC/SIA, Espagne ENAIRE, Belgique SKEYES
- Aerial maps : Google Maps, Microsoft Bing ou OpenStreetMap