Vágar Airport
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Vágar Airport is the only airport of the Faroe Islands, built by the British in World War II and located on the island of Vágar. It belongs to the municipality of Sørvágur and is since 2005 under the rule of the Faroese government (before Danish).
 Location on the Faroe map. Note that there is a road tunnel (Vágatunnilin) between Vágar and Streymoy. |
 Vágar Airport |
 Plane flying to Vágar |
 Landing plane |
.JPG) It is difficult to fly there |
 An Avro RJ aircraft |
 Arrival |
 Souvenir shop |
 New zealand pilot's 1942 grave at British cemetery near the airport. |
 British barracks' remains near the airport |
[edit] Stamps
These stamps of 1985 show four aeroplanes flying to (or from) Vágar Airport. The helicopter has its base at the Airport.
 FR 119: Douglas DC-3 of Faroe Airways 1964-1967. |
 FR 120: Fokker F27 Friendship of Iceland Air flying since 1963 to the Faroes. |
 FR 121: Boeing 737 of Maersk Air with special breaks for the shortest runway permitted for jets: 1250 meter at Vágar. |
 FR 122: Beechcraft of Bjørum fly 1963. |
 FR 123: Bell 212 of Strandfaraskip Landsins since 1983 for domestic transport from Vágar to Gásadalur, Mykines, Fugloy, Svínoy, Stóra Dímun and Skúvoy to ensure supply of this remote places and prevent their depopulation. |
