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Nuuk Airport (Greenlandic: Mittarfik Nuuk, Danish: Nuuk Lufthavn, formerly Godthåb Lufthavn; (IATA: GOH, ICAO: BGGH)) is an international airport serving Nuuk, the capital of Greenland. The airport is the hub and technical base for Air Greenland , the flag carrier airline of Greenland, linking the capital with almost all towns in the country ...
The road runs through Nuuk's business centre, and many of the city's major landmarks are located along or nearby the street such as Hotel Hans Egede, [1] Nuuk's City Hall (Nuuk Rådhus), and the Bank of Greenland. Aqqusinersuaq also housed Blok P, a notorious apartment building that was demolished in 2012.
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 800–900 m (2,600–3,000 ft) airstrips which are common in Greenland including Nuuk Airport.
Nuuk International Airport opens this month, opening Greenland’s capital up to larger plane landings for the first time. With United Airlines set to open flights from the US, tourism is expected ...
Air Greenland has also operated a route from Iqaluit in Canada to Nuuk during summer during some years. Air cargo is very important for Greenland. Most perishable foodstuff is imported from Denmark by air. It uses the Air Greenland Copenhagen–Nuuk passenger aircraft, and this is a reason why such a large aircraft is used.
Most of the helistops are staffed by Air Greenland. Greenland Airports also owns two airport hotels, at Kangerlussuaq and Narsarsuaq. It also operates an AFIS school at Narsarsuaq. Greenland Airports is supervised by the Danish Transport Authority regarding safety rules and other regulations.
Narsarsuaq Airport (Greenlandic: Mittarfik Narsarsuaq) (IATA: UAK, ICAO: BGBW) is an airport located in Narsarsuaq, a settlement in the Kujalleq municipality in southern Greenland. Along with Nuuk Airport and Kangerlussuaq Airport , it is one of three civilian airports in Greenland capable of serving large airliners .
The airport opening will allow for visitors to get to Nuuk on a direct flight rather than have to rely on transfers