Vágar is one of the 18 islands in the archipelago of the Faroe Islands and the most westerly of the large islands. With a size of 178 km², it ranks number three, behind Streymoy and Eysturoy.
The shape of the island is very distinct, since it resembles a dogs head. Sørvágsfjørður is the mouth and Fjallavatn is the eye.
Vágar is the first port of call for most foreigners travelling to the Faroe Islands, as it is home to the islands’ only airport, Vágar Airport. An airfield was built there during World War II by the British, who friendly occupied the Faroe Islands. After the war it lay unused for about 20 years, but was then put back into service and expanded/modernised as required. It handles about 170,000 passengers a year. Such large numbers by Faroese standards put a considerable strain on transport facilities, with the result that a road tunnel (Vágatunnilin) measuring 5 km in length and running under the sea now connects Vágar with the two largest islands in the Faroes and therefore the capital Tórshavn.
The tourist attractions on Vágar are excellent and perhaps the best in the Faroe Islands. The country’s two largest lakes - Sørvágsvatn and Fjallavatn - are to be found there, and the tourist association organises excursions throughout the summer.
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Vagar Airport
Vagar Airport was originally a military installation, built during World War II. In the early '60s the need and popular demand in the Faroes for civil aviation grew to the point of making a modernisation of the runway a necessity to facilitate passenger traffic.
1st july 1963 Vagar Airport became operational for civil aviation and the first carrier landed on the 17th july 1963. During the early years only propeller aircraft were implemented. Since 1977 jet aircraft too have serviced the routes to the airport.
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