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Faroe Islands Transportation Profile

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Roadwaystotal: 960 km (2017)

paved: 500 km (2017)

unpaved: 460 km (2017)

note: those islands not connected by roads (bridges or tunnels) are connected by seven different ferry links operated by the nationally owned company SSL; 28 km of tunnels
Ports and terminalsmajor seaport(s): Fuglafjordur, Torshavn, Vagur
Merchant marinetotal: 100

by type: container ships 6, general cargo 46, oil tanker 1, other 47 (2020)
Airportstotal: 1 (2020)
Airports - with paved runwaystotal: 1 (2019)

1,524 to 2,437 m: 1
National air transport systemnumber of registered air carriers: 1 (registered in Denmark) (2020)

inventory of registered aircraft operated by air carriers: 3 (registered in Denmark)
Civil aircraft registration country code prefixOY-H

Source: CIA World Factbook
This page was last updated on September 18, 2021