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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 ...
Greenland Airports (Danish: Grøndlands Lufthavne; Greenlandic: Mittarfeqarfiit) is the national airport operator of the airports in Greenland, in charge of airport upgrades and associated fees and taxes in all airports in Greenland. [1]
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.
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 ...
Nuuk (Greenlandic pronunciation: ⓘ; Danish: Godthåb [ˈkʌtˌhɔˀp]) [1] is the capital of and most populous city in Greenland, an autonomous territory in the Kingdom of Denmark. Nuuk is the seat of government and the territory's largest cultural and economic center. Nuuk is also the seat of government for the Sermersooq municipality.
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.
Previously the only readily accessible route to the district was via the airport. In 2008, a road connecting Qinngorput to central Nuuk—via Nuussuaq—was finished, effectively cutting commuting time to the city centre in half. The road is named after government minister Agnethe Davidsen. From 2013, there are two to four buses available from ...
The distance from Denmark to Nuuk by ship is 3,800 kilometres (2,400 mi/2,000 nmi/4 days at 20 knots), so more perishable foodstuff is imported by air. There are no car ferries in or to Greenland. It is possible to transport cars as container freight with Royal Arctic Line (both domestic and from Denmark).