List of airports in Greenland

{{see also|Air Greenland}}

The first airports in Greenland were built by and for the United States defense. The first and largest was Kangerlussuaq Airport in 1941, followed by Narsarsuaq Airport in 1942 (and now-abandoned USAAF airfields Bluie East Two and Marrak Point, both in 1942) and Pituffik Space Base in 1953 (although Pituffik is not operated as a civilian airport) and Kulusuk Airport in 1956. Due to their distance from major settlements, these were not initially used for civilian travel. In the early 1960s, Greenlandair was founded, commencing civilian flights between the air bases, and helicopter and sea plane flights to large settlements. SAS operated the connection from Copenhagen to Kangerlussuaq, beginning in 1954 as a fuel stop en route to United States, which was later taken over in 2000 by Air Greenland.

Beginning with Nuuk Airport in 1979 and Ilulissat Airport in 1983, several airports with short runways were built.

{{Location map+ | Greenland

| width = 500

| caption = Location of airports. Airports in red have international flights (may be seasonal).

| places =

{{Location map~ | Greenland

| label = BGAA

| mark = Airplane silhouette.svg

| position = bottom

| link = Aasiaat Airport

| lat_deg = 68 | lat_min = 43 | lat_sec = 19 |lat_dir = N

| lon_deg = 052 | lon_min = 47 | lon_sec = 05 | lon_dir = W

}}

{{Location map~ | Greenland

| label = BGJN

| mark = Airplane silhouette red.svg

| position = top

| link = Ilulissat Airport

| lat_deg = 69 | lat_min = 14 | lat_sec = 36 |lat_dir = N

| lon_deg = 051 | lon_min = 03 | lon_sec = 26 | lon_dir = W

}}

{{Location map~ | Greenland

| label = BGCO

| mark = Airplane silhouette red.svg

| link = Nerlerit Inaat Airport

| lat_deg = 70 | lat_min = 44 | lat_sec = 35 |lat_dir = N

| lon_deg = 022 | lon_min = 39 | lon_sec = 02 | lon_dir = W

}}

{{Location map~ | Greenland

| label = BGSF

| mark = Airplane silhouette red.svg

| link = Kangerlussuaq Airport

| lat_deg = 67 | lat_min = 01 | lat_sec = 01 |lat_dir = N

| lon_deg = 050 | lon_min = 41 | lon_sec = 22 | lon_dir = W

}}

{{Location map~ | Greenland

| label = BGKK

| mark = Airplane silhouette red.svg

| link = Kulusuk Airport

| lat_deg = 65 | lat_min = 34 | lat_sec = 25 |lat_dir = N

| lon_deg = 037 | lon_min = 07 | lon_sec = 25 | lon_dir = W

}}

{{Location map~ | Greenland

| label = BGMQ

| mark = Airplane silhouette.svg

| link = Maniitsoq Airport

| lat_deg = 65 | lat_min = 24 | lat_sec = 45 |lat_dir = N

| lon_deg = 052 | lon_min = 56 | lon_sec = 22 | lon_dir = W

}}

{{Location map~ | Greenland

| label = BGBW

| mark = Airplane silhouette red.svg

| link = Narsarsuaq Airport

| lat_deg = 61 | lat_min = 09 | lat_sec = 39 |lat_dir = N

| lon_deg = 45 | lon_min = 25 | lon_sec = 32 | lon_dir = W

}}

{{Location map~ | Greenland

| label = BGGH

| mark = Airplane silhouette red.svg

| link = Nuuk Airport

| lat_deg = 64 | lat_min = 11 | lat_sec = 27 |lat_dir = N

| lon_deg = 051 | lon_min = 40 | lon_sec = 41 | lon_dir = W

}}

{{Location map~ | Greenland

| label = BGPT

| mark = Airplane silhouette.svg

| link = Paamiut Airport

| lat_deg = 62 | lat_min = 00 | lat_sec = 53 |lat_dir = N

| lon_deg = 049 | lon_min = 40 | lon_sec = 15 | lon_dir = W

}}

{{Location map~ | Greenland

| label = BGTL

| mark = Airplane silhouette.svg

| link = Pituffik Space Base

| lat_deg = 76 | lat_min = 31 | lat_sec = 52 |lat_dir = N

| lon_deg = 068 | lon_min = 42 | lon_sec = 11 | lon_dir = W

}}

{{Location map~ | Greenland

| label = BGQQ

| mark = Airplane silhouette.svg

| link = Qaanaaq Airport

| lat_deg = 77 | lat_min = 29 | lat_sec = 19 |lat_dir = N

| lon_deg = 069 | lon_min = 23 | lon_sec = 19 | lon_dir = W

}}

{{Location map~ | Greenland

| label = BGUQ

| mark = Airplane silhouette.svg

| link = Qaarsut Airport

| lat_deg = 70 | lat_min = 44 | lat_sec = 03 |lat_dir = N

| lon_deg = 052 | lon_min = 41 | lon_sec = 46 | lon_dir = W

}}

{{Location map~ | Greenland

| label = BGSS

| mark = Airplane silhouette.svg

| position = left

| link = Sisimiut Airport

| lat_deg = 66 | lat_min = 57 | lat_sec = 05 |lat_dir = N

| lon_deg = 053 | lon_min = 43 | lon_sec = 46 | lon_dir = W

}}

{{Location map~ | Greenland

| label = BGUK

| mark = Airplane silhouette.svg

| link = Upernavik Airport

| lat_deg = 72 | lat_min = 47 | lat_sec = 25 |lat_dir = N

| lon_deg = 056 | lon_min = 07 | lon_sec = 50 | lon_dir = W

}}

}}

Many locations in Greenland have Danish names in addition to their Greenlandic names. The Danish name, where applicable, is shown in italics. Airport or heliport names shown in bold indicate the facility has scheduled passenger service on a commercial airline.

Several of the airports do not have road connection with the local major settlement, so a helicopter transfer is often needed by most passengers to some airports. Airports with a very small population reachable by road include Kangerlussuaq Airport, Kulusuk Airport, Narsarsuaq Airport, Nerlerit Inaat Airport and Qaarsut Airport. 13 civil airports (not Pituffik Space Base) and 47 helipads in Greenland are operated by the state-owned enterprise Greenland Airport Authority (Mittarfeqarfiit).

The following 14 airports are listed under AD 2 AERODROMES at Naviair.[https://web.archive.org/web/20160806042515/https://naviair-public.sharepoint.com/Pages/English.aspx?RootFolder=%2FAIM%20Documents%2FAIP%20Gr%C3%B8nland%2FAIP%20PART%203%20-%20FLYVEPLADSER%20%28AD%29%2FAD%202%20AERODROMES&FolderCTID=0x0120003D7852328536024F994367E836D2F352&View=%7B8AD53390-FEFE-4660-80DF-49062BC0429D AD 2 AERODROMES]

The following aerodromes also exist. They have no scheduled flights.

Not included and not open for flights anymore are the former United States Army Air Forces bases of Bluie East Two and Marrak Point.

The following 47 heliports are listed under AD 4 HELIPORTS at Naviair.[https://web.archive.org/web/20160805221107/https://naviair-public.sharepoint.com/Pages/English.aspx?RootFolder=%2FAIM%20Documents%2FAIP%20Gr%C3%B8nland%2FAIP%20PART%203%20-%20FLYVEPLADSER%20%28AD%29%2FAD%204%20HELIPORTS&FolderCTID=0x0120003D7852328536024F994367E836D2F352&View=%7B8AD53390-FEFE-4660-80DF-49062BC0429D AD 4 HELIPORTS]

The following four heliports are not listed by Naviair.

Mittarfeqarfiit only publishes statistics summarized for Atlantic airports (Kangerlussuaq and Narsarsuaq) and for other airports (11 airports). 13 airports are included, not Pituffik Space Base.

{{cite web |url=http://www.mit.gl/om-mittarfeqarfiit/arsregnskab/ |title=Årsregnskab |author= |publisher=Mittarfeqarfiit |access-date=2019-07-25 |language=da}}

At a late 2011 Air Greenland meeting, plans to move the main Greenland intercontinental air hub away from Kangerlussuaq were agreed upon. From 2011 it has not been possible to buy new aircraft, except for very small ones, which can use the {{convert|800|-|900|m|abbr=on}} airstrips which are common in Greenland including Nuuk Airport. So something needs to be done before the fleet of Bombardier Dash 8 Q200 is retired in future (before 2030).

A decision was made in 2016 to extend the runways of both Nuuk airport and Ilulissat airport to {{convert|2200|m|ft|abbr=on}}, allowing them to receive medium size jetliners from Denmark.{{Cite web|url=http://kair.gl/en/nuuk/|title = Nuuk}}{{Cite web|url=http://kair.gl/en/ilulissat/|title = Ilulissat}} Also to replace Narsarsuaq with a new airport at Qaqortoq.{{Cite web|url=http://kair.gl/en/qaqortoq/|title=Qaqortoq}} Construction start of Nuuk was late 2019, the opening was in November 2024.[http://kair.gl/da/2017/10/21/pressemeddelelseegenkapitalfinansiering-og-tidsplan-for-nye-lufthavne-i-ilulissat-nuuk-og-qaqortoq-paa-plads/ Pressemeddelelse: Egenkapitalfinansiering og tidsplan for nye lufthavne i Ilulissat, Nuuk og Qaqortoq på plads][https://aviationweek.com/air-transport/airports-networks/nuuk-airport-opens-ahead-air-greenland-united-sas-route-launches Nuuk Airport Opens Ahead Of Air Greenland, United, SAS Route Launches]

Alongside Kangerlussuaq, if airports at Qaqortoq, Tasiilaq and Ittoqqortoormiit are built, the airports at Narsarsuaq, Kulusuk and Nerlerit Inaat will also be closed.{{cite web

|url=http://sermitsiaq.ag/node/112564

|title=Kangerlussuaq to be closed

|date=23 November 2011

|publisher = Sermitsiaq, AG

|access-date = January 5, 2012

}} The remaining airports in Greenland will keep their short size and smaller aircraft be used for them.

• List of airlines of Greenland
• Air Greenland destinations
• Transport in Greenland
• Civil Aviation Administration Denmark (Statens Luftfartsvæsen) (former Civil Aviation Administration for Denmark, Greenland, Faroe Islands)
• List of airports by ICAO code: B#BG - Greenland
• Wikipedia: Airline destination lists: North America#Greenland (Denmark)

• {{cite web | url = http://www.iata.org/publications/Pages/code-search.aspx | title = IATA Airline and Airport Code Search | publisher = International Air Transport Association}}
• {{cite web | url = http://www.unece.org/fileadmin/DAM/cefact/locode/gl.htm | title = UN Location Codes: Greenland | work = UN/LOCODE 2012-1 | publisher = UNECE | date = 14 September 2012}} – includes IATA codes

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