Editing Transport in the Faroe Islands (section)

== Air ==
[[File:Atlantic Airways AgustaWestland AW139.jpg|thumb|[[Atlantic Airways]] [[AgustaWestland AW139]] at [[Froðba]] helicopter station.]]
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[[Atlantic Airways]] is the national airline of the Faroe Islands, and has its operating base at [[Vágar Airport]]. It operates regular flights to [[Iceland]], [[Denmark]], [[Norway]], and [[Scotland]] while there are also seasonal flights connecting the Faroe Islands with destinations including [[Barcelona]], [[Mallorca]], [[Lisbon]], and [[Stewart International Airport]], New York.<ref name="visitfaroe">{{Cite web |url=http://visitfaroeislands.com/plan-your-stay/getting-here/by-air/ |title=Getting here by air |publisher=VisitFaroeIslands.com}}</ref>

Originally state-owned, the airline has been partially privatised. The Government has plans to continue selling its remaining share in the airline. As a private company, Atlantic Airways continues to provide the Faroe Islands [[search and rescue]] capability, under contract to the government.

===Airports===
The Faroe Islands has only one commercial airport. [[Vágar Airport]] is located close to the village of [[Sørvágur]], on the island of [[Vágar]]. It has a paved 1,799 m / 5,902&nbsp;ft runway, and was originally built by British [[Royal Engineers]] during the Second World War. The main airlines operating regular scheduled flights are [[Atlantic Airways]] and [[Scandinavian Airlines]]. Other airlines operate charter flights.

===Heliports===
Helicopters provide domestic scheduled transportation, medical evacuation, and search & rescue activities.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://helicopterinvestor.com/articles/atlantic-airways-takes-delivery-second-new-aw139-147/ |title=Atlantic Airways takes delivery second new AW139 |last=Parkin |first=Jeremy  |publisher=HellicopterInvestor.com |date=7 April 2016}}</ref>

There are public (passenger and freight) heliports at [[Froðba]], [[Hattarvík]], [[Kirkja]], [[Klaksvík]], [[Mykines, Mykines|Mykines]], [[Skúvoy, Skúvoy|Skúvoy]], [[Stóra Dímun]], [[Svínoy]], and [[Tórshavn]] (Boðanes). There are air ambulance heliports at [[Skopun]] and [[Tórshavn]] (hospital).