List of airports in the Faroe Islands explained

This is a list of airports and heliports in the Faroe Islands, sorted by location.

The Faroe Islands are a group of islands in Northern Europe, between the Norwegian Sea and the north Atlantic Ocean, about halfway from Iceland to Norway. They have been an autonomous region of Denmark since 1948. There is one airport and a number of public heliports. The domestic helicopter services are operated by Atlantic Airways.

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FroðbaEKFAscope=rowFroðba Heliport61.5436°N -6.7744°W[1]
HattarvíkEKHIscope=rowHattarvík Heliport62.3303°N -6.2767°W[2]
KirkjaEKKUscope=rowKirkja Heliport62.3172°N -6.3133°W[3]
KlaksvíkEKKVscope=rowKlaksvík Heliport62.2178°N -6.5764°W[4]
KolturN/Ascope=rowKoltur Heliport61.9846°N -6.9635°W[5] [6] [7]
MykinesEKMSscope=rowMykines Heliport62.1022°N -7.6458°W[8]
SkopunN/Ascope=rowSkopun Heliport61.9045°N -6.8842°W[9]
SkúvoyEKSYscope=rowSkúvoy Heliport61.7694°N -6.8036°W[10]
EKVGFAEscope=rowVágar Airport62.0636°N -7.2772°W[11]
Stóra DímunEKSRscope=rowStóra Dímun Heliport61.6853°N -6.7586°W[12]
SvínoyEKSOscope=rowSvínoy Heliport62.2767°N -6.3414°W[13]
TórshavnEKTBscope=rowBoðanes Heliport62.0217°N -6.7575°W[14]
TórshavnN/Ascope=rowFaroe Islands National Hospital Helipad62.0016°N -6.7747°W[15]

Koltur also has a helipad that is used for scheduled passenger flights ran by Atlantic Airways. Skopun and Tórshavn (a second one, near the hospital) have helipads used for ambulance flights. Abandoned heliports are found in Trøllanes, Gásadalur and Múli, all of which were dismantled soon after the respective roads to these villages opened. Discussions about a helipad in Nólsoy for the purpose of medical evacuations aired in 2014 and continue to play.[16]

Tórshavn's municipal plan includes a proposal for a new airport at Glyvursnes,[17] due south of the suburb Argir, but the cost and political situation make this unlikely in the foreseeable future.[18] The runway and terminal at Vágar Airport have recently (2011) been extended and upgraded respectively, and the airport forms an important part of the economy of the island of Vágar.[19]

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Notes and References

  1. Faroe Islands AIP for EKFA – Froðba Heliport from Naviair
  2. Web site: Faroe Islands - IFISA. 30 August 2017.
  3. Faroe Islands AIP for EKKU – Kirkja Heliport from Naviair
  4. Faroe Islands AIP for EKKV – Klaksvík Heliport from Naviair
  5. Web site: Koltur Heliport .
  6. Web site: Koltur Heliport - AG12488 - Airport Guide .
  7. Web site: Koltur Heliport (FO-0002) @ OurAirports .
  8. Faroe Islands AIP for EKMS – Mykines Heliport from Naviair
  9. Web site: Skopun Heliport (FO-0003) @ OurAirports .
  10. Faroe Islands AIP for EKSY – Skúvoy Heliport from Naviair
  11. Faroe Islands AIP for EKVG – Vágar Airport from Naviair
  12. Faroe Islands AIP for EKSR – Stóra Dímun Heliport from Naviair
  13. Faroe Islands AIP for EKSO – Svínoy Heliport from Naviair
  14. Faroe Islands AIP for EKTB – Bodanes Heliport from Naviair
  15. Web site: Faroe Islands National Hospital Helipad (FO-0004) @ OurAirports .
  16. Web site: Kanna umstøðurnar fyri tyrlupalli í Nólsoy.
  17. Web site: Analysis of Terrain Induced Turbulence on Alternative Airport Locations at the Faroe Islands using Numerical Simulations . 2011-07-06 . SINTEF . 2022-11-30 .
  18. Web site: Borgmester vil anlægge ny færøsk lufthavn . 2013-07-25 . SINTEF . 2022-11-30 . Danish . Mayor wants to build new Faroese airport.
  19. Web site: Archived copy . 2017-05-22 . 2019-03-30 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190330115512/https://www.torshavn.fo/get.file?ID=2191 . dead .