Vagar Airport (FAE) in the Faroe Islands plans to meet passenger demand with a major expansion of its terminal expected to start construction in 2027. With a current capacity of up to 400,000 passengers, the investment will see the number rise to more than 1 million.
Vagar Airport was originally a military installation, built by British forces during World War II. In the early 1960s the need and popular demand in the Faroe Islands for civil aviation grew to the point of modernising the runway to facilitate passenger traffic. It became operational for civil aviation in 1963, initially restricted to just propeller aircraft, but since 1977 jet aircraft have been able to use the airport.
