The flights from Vagar will go to Stewart Airport (SWF), and from here it will take an hour and a half to get to New York City by train or by car.
Atlantic Airways expects to fly for the first time to the USA at the end of August. Initially, the plan was to fly from Faroe’s airport at Vagar (FAE) to Newark Airport (EWR), closer to the city centre.
But now, the planned destination is not one of the big airports, but rather a smaller airport just outside New York: Stewart. From here it takes about an hour and a half to get to the Big Apple.
Source: Kari Mikkelsen on KVF
[…] The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey today announced the nation’s first-ever nonstop service to the Faroe Islands with flights by Atlantic Airways between New York Stewart International Airport (SWF) and Vágar, the sole airport on the Faroe Islands. The seasonal weekly service will be available from August 22 through October 4, with tickets expected to go on sale on May 15, 2023. This new route was announced one month ago by Atlantic Airways. […]
[…] The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey today announced the nation’s first-ever nonstop service to the Faroe Islands with flights by Atlantic Airways between New York Stewart International Airport (SWF) and Vágar, the sole airport on the Faroe Islands. The seasonal weekly service will be available from August 22 through October 4, with tickets expected to go on sale on May 15, 2023. This new route was announced one month ago by Atlantic Airways. […]