Atlantic Edge Executive
EKVG → EGPO · Faroes to the Outer Hebrides
Departure: EKVG (Vagar)
- Elevation: 278 ft MSL
- Longest runway: 5,906 ft · hard surface
- Approach records: 32 · ILS runway ends: 1
- Comms: Tower 125500 | UNICOM 124850
- MSFS mag variation: -3.3°
Arrival: EGPO (Stornoway)
- Elevation: 8 ft MSL
- Longest runway: 6,847 ft · hard surface
- Approach records: 7 · ILS runway ends: 0
- Comms: Tower 119480
- MSFS mag variation: -2.1°
- ILS: RWY 18 · 110.90 MHz · LOC 174°T
Dispatch Story
Passenger brief
A private party is returning from the Faroes to Stornoway. The flight is short enough for an evening session but long enough to make the North Atlantic feel properly remote.
Booked load: 4–6 passengers · Weekend bags / light freight. Use your aircraft’s simulator load manager for actual weights and balance.
Why fly this?
Two wonderfully isolated island airports and a lot of empty ocean in between — exactly the kind of charter that makes a pressurised twin feel purposeful.
Difficulty: Moderate
Visual Route Map & Navaid References
MSFS Radio Navigation References
Navigation & Dispatch Breakdown
| Ident | Type | Track | Nav / Frequency | Distance | Dispatch note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EKVG | Departure | — | Tower 125500 | UNICOM 124850 | 0.0 NM | Start at Vagar. |
| STN | VOR | Reference | STORNOWAY · 115.10 MHz | 234 NM from dep | Simulator navaid reference near the route; use the EFB/avionics for the active IFR clearance. |
| BEN | VOR | Reference | BENBECULA · 113.95 MHz | 275 NM from dep | Simulator navaid reference near the route; use the EFB/avionics for the active IFR clearance. |
| BCL | VOR | Reference | BENBECULA · 108.10 MHz | 276 NM from dep | Simulator navaid reference near the route; use the EFB/avionics for the active IFR clearance. |
| EGPO | Arrival | 176°M direct | ILS RWY 18 · 110.90 MHz · LOC 174°T | 233 NM total | Arrival at Stornoway. |
Scenery & Flying Notes
What to watch for
Faroe cliffs on departure, open Atlantic, then the Lewis coastline appearing ahead.
Weather character
Low cloud, wind and visibility are the story here. Treat the weather as part of the atmosphere of the flight.
Digital Asset Pack
Suggested simulator route string
EKVG STN BEN BCL EGPOThis is a simple simulator waypoint string built from the supplied navaid scenery data; it is not an airway clearance, SID or STAR.
MSFS .pln
Download the generated basic flight-plan file and then adjust the active procedure/route in the simulator or EFB as desired.
Download RFV002 .plnArrival ILS in supplied data: RWY 18 · 110.90 MHz.