Vágar Airport

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Vágar Airport is the main international airport serving the Faroe Islands, providing the primary air connection between the archipelago and other countries.

All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
Vágar Airport canonical 4
P/F Vágar Airport 2
Føroya Vága Floghavn 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf airport
international airport
airline hub Atlantic Airways
also known as Vágar Airport
surface form: Føroya Vága Floghavn

Vagar Airport
built by Royal Air Force
surface form: British Royal Air Force
civilian use began 1963
country Faroe Islands
distance to Tórshavn (kilometers) about 47
elevation above sea level (meters) 85
has apron aircraft parking stands
has function primary air connection between Faroe Islands and other countries
has navigation aid instrument landing system
has scheduled flights to Bergen
Billund, Denmark
surface form: Billund

Copenhagen Airport Kastrup
surface form: Copenhagen Airport

Edinburgh
Oslo
Reykjavík, Iceland
surface form: Reykjavík
has terminal building passenger terminal
IATA code FAE
ICAO code EKVG
is main international gateway for Faroe Islands
island Vágar
located in archipelago Faroe Islands
location Vágar
municipality Sørvágur
surface form: Sørvágur Municipality
offers service domestic helicopter connections within Faroe Islands
opened 1942
opened as military airfield
operator Vágar Airport self-linksurface differs
surface form: P/F Vágar Airport
owner Vágar Airport self-linksurface differs
surface form: P/F Vágar Airport
primary hub for Atlantic Airways
region Atlantic Ocean
surface form: North Atlantic Ocean
runway count 1
runway designation 12/30
runway length (meters) 1799
runway surface asphalt
serves Faroe Islands
serves city Tórshavn
time zone UTC+0
time zone in summer UTC+1
used during World War II
surface form: Second World War
website https://www.vagar.fo

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Faroe Islands hasMajorAirport Vágar Airport
Vágar hasAirport Vágar Airport
Vágar Airport owner Vágar Airport self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: P/F Vágar Airport
Vágar Airport operator Vágar Airport self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: P/F Vágar Airport
Vágar Airport also known as Vágar Airport
this entity surface form: Føroya Vága Floghavn
Streymoy hasAirportAccessVia Vágar Airport
Tórshavn hasAirportAccessVia Vágar Airport