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Air Greenland Dash 8-200 in Nuuk Icelandair Dash 8-200 in Nuuk. The rebuilt runway was opened on 28 November 2024, when operations on the full extended 2,200m runway began. [34] [35] Subsequently, Air Greenland transitioned its hub from Kangerlussuaq Airport to Nuuk, along with its Copenhagen route operated using its Airbus A330-800. [36]
The new airport will serve as the base for Air Greenland, which will operate an Airbus A330neo plane on a route to Copenhagen, Denmark. It will be able to handle 800 passengers an hour. Flights ...
A decision was made in 2016 to extend the runways of both Nuuk and Ilulissat airports to 2,200 m (7,218 ft), allowing them to receive medium size jetliners from Denmark, [10] [11] and also to replace Narsarsuaq with a new airport at Qaqortoq. Construction at Nuuk Airport started late 2019. Due to the runway stability problems at Kangerlussuaq ...
A decision was made in 2016 to extend the runways of both Nuuk airport and Ilulissat airport to 2,200 m (7,200 ft), allowing them to receive medium size jetliners from Denmark. [67] [68] Also to replace Narsarsuaq with a new airport at Qaqortoq. [69] Construction start of Nuuk was late 2019, the opening was in November 2024. [70] [71]
The airport opening will allow for visitors to get to Nuuk on a direct flight rather than have to rely on transfers
The airport served as a regional focus city for Air Greenland until the late 2000s, when tough economic conditions forced the airline to raise the low season prices several times. [ 6 ] [ 7 ] In 2009, the airline announced the sale of Kunuunnguaq , [ 8 ] a Boeing 757-200 , one of two airliners in the fleet, serving the Narsarsuaq-Copenhagen route.
It was Greenland's main air transport hub and the site of Greenland's largest commercial airport until the new airport opened at Nuuk on 28 November 2024. The airport dates from American settlement during and after World War II, when the site was known as Bluie West-8 and then Sondrestrom Air Base. The Kangerlussuaq area is also home to ...
Air Greenland [5] Icelandair [6] Kangerlussuaq Airport: Qeqqata: Copenhagen: Air Greenland [5] Kulusuk Airport: Sermersooq: Reykjavík-domestic: Icelandair [6] Narsarsuaq Airport: Kujalleq: Reykjavík-domestic: Icelandair [6] Nerlerit Inaat Airport: Sermersooq: Reykjavík-domestic: Icelandair [6] Nuuk Airport: Sermersooq: Reykjavík-domestic ...