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iata: FAE
name: Vágar Airport
city: Sørvágur / Tórshavn catchment
country: Faroe Islands (Denmark)
lastUpdated: '2026-09-25'
officialWebsite: 'https://www.fae.fo/en'
sources:
  - 'https://www.fae.fo/en'
  - 'https://www.fae.fo/en/flights/flights'
  - 'https://www.fae.fo/en/services/services/to-and-from-the-airport'
  - 'https://www.fae.fo/en/services/services/parking'
  - 'https://www.ssl.fo/en/timetable/bus/300-torshavn-airport-soervagur-1'
  - 'https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/V%C3%A1gar_Airport'
quickFacts:
  - IATA FAE / ICAO EKVG — Vágar (Vága Floghavn)
  - 'GPS 62.06361, -7.27722 · Sørvágur · ~46 km W of Tórshavn'
  - No Priority Pass lounge on research day
  - 'Airlines: Atlantic Airways hub · SAS · Icelandair · Widerøe — confirm live'
  - 'Ground: SSL bus 300 ~50 min to Tórshavn · taxis · parking free <2h framing'
  - No official MCT or security wait minutes — omitted
bentoTips:
  - label: No PP
    title: No Priority Pass lounge
    detail: 'Public hall only — Faroes hub pin, not a lounge pin.'
    summary: No FAE lounge on the Priority Pass network on research day.
    category: status
  - label: Banks
    title: Atlantic hub + SAS/Icelandair/Widerøe
    detail: Confirm live summer vs winter frequencies.
    summary: >-
      Year-round CPH/BLL/KEF framing plus seasonal Europe leisure on Atlantic;
      SAS CPH, Icelandair KEF, Widerøe BGO.
    category: timing
  - label: Plant
    title: Single Vágar terminal
    detail: Parking free under 2 hours framing; longer stays charged by elapsed days.
    summary: >-
      One passenger hall on Vágar island — only commercial airport in the
      Faroes.
    category: terminal
  - label: Ground
    title: SSL bus 300 ~50 min
    detail: Confirm live SSL timetable; taxi as fallback for late banks.
    summary: SSL route 300 links airport with Tórshavn / Sørvágur; tickets onboard.
    category: food
lounges: []
waterOptions: []
airportistScore: 6.1
slug: fae
region: Europe
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# Vágar Airport (FAE)
Sørvágur / Tórshavn catchment, Faroe Islands (Denmark) · Europe
The Faroe Islands’ only airport and **Atlantic Airways** hub with year-round **Copenhagen / Billund / Reykjavík** plus seasonal Aalborg/EDI/LGW/OSL/CDG/BCN/PMI/LPA/TFS — also **SAS CPH**, **Icelandair KEF**, **Widerøe Bergen** — compact terminal **without Priority Pass lounge**; SSL bus 300 (~50 min to Tórshavn) + free under-2h parking published.
## Airportist Score

**6.1 / 10**
Weighted sum of the six published categories (no holistic fudge).
- Ease of use (25%): 7.0 — Wayfinding, security wait, and layout.
- Comfort & amenities (20%): 6.4 — Seating, Wi-Fi, cleanliness, and quiet.
- Food & retail (15%): 5.6 — Food and retail quality and variety.
- Ground access (15%): 6.8 — Transit, taxi, and parking to the city.
- Reliability (15%): 6.4 — Delays, cancellations, and weather resilience.
- Lounges (10%): 2.0 — Worth-it density and access quality.

## At a glance

- Passengers: undefined
- Terminals: Single passenger terminal (Vága Floghavn)
- Typical security: undefined min
- On-time: undefined%
- Disruption: normal

## Best for

- Atlantic Airways hub flying into the Faroes
- SAS / Icelandair / Widerøe seasonal and year-round connectors
- Travelers using SSL bus 300 toward Tórshavn

## Watch out for

- No Priority Pass lounge on research day
- Weather / wind can disrupt Vágar banks — build buffer on tight same-day plans
- Capital is ~46 km away — pad SSL 300 / taxi time
- No published MCT

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