Qaarsut Airport guide

Qaarsut Airport (ICAO BGUQ) sits on the Nuussuaq Peninsula in northwest Greenland, in Avannaata municipality. It is the fixed-wing gateway for the Uummannaq district. The town of Uummannaq stands on an island with no room for a runway, so air travellers land here and continue by helicopter or boat.

The airport opened on 25 September 1999. It has a single gravel runway, 15/33, 900 metres long, at an elevation of 88 metres. Mittarfeqarfiit, the Greenland Airport Authority, runs it. Air Greenland flies the scheduled service, with connections to Ilulissat. A 4 km gravel road links the airport to Qaarsut village.

Facilities are basic: a small arrivals and departures hall with a cafeteria. The terminal carries the name Uummannaq even though it is in Qaarsut. There are no regular buses or taxis, so check onward transport to the village with the municipality or Air Greenland before you travel. The airport recorded 7,105 passengers in 2012.