Qaanaaq Airport
Qaanaaq Airport Mittarfik Qaanaaq / Thule Lufthavn | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Operator | Greenland Airport Authority (Mittarfeqarfiit) | ||||||||||
| Serves | Qaanaaq, Greenland | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 51 ft / 16 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 77°29′19″N 069°23′19″W / 77.48861°N 69.38861°W | ||||||||||
| Website | Qaanaaq Airport | ||||||||||
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Qaanaaq Airport (Greenlandic: Mittarfik Qaanaaq; Danish: Thule Lufthavn) (IATA: NAQ, ICAO: BGQQ) is an airport located 1.9 NM (3.5 km; 2.2 mi) northwest[1] of Qaanaaq, a settlement in the Avannaata municipality in northern Greenland. It was established in 1991[2] to serve Qaanaaq and neighboring communities because Thule Air Base in Pituffik is not open for regular passenger traffic. It is the only civilian airport north of Upernavik and is a lifeline for northern Greenland. Fresh food and other consumer products are transported by air.
Airlines and destinations
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| Air Greenland | Moriusaq, Siorapaluk,[3] Thule, Upernavik[4] Seasonal: Ilulissat[3] |
Transfers at Thule Air Base
Travellers bound for Thule Air Base in Pituffik are required to apply for transfer permit from either Rigsombudsmanden in Nuuk (residents of Greenland), or the Danish Foreign Ministry (all others).[5] Failure to present the permit during check-in results in denial of boarding. The same rules apply for transfers at Pituffik, including a stopover on the way from Qaanaaq to Savissivik. Travel from Upernavik (with connections from southwest Greenland) to Qaanaaq is not influenced.
References
- ^ a b Greenland AIP for BGQQ – Qaanaaq Airport from Naviair
- ^ "Travel problems frustrating isolated town". Sermitsiaq. 3 July 2008. Archived from the original on 4 August 2009. Retrieved 17 May 2010.
- ^ a b "November 2023". OAG Flight Guide Worldwide. 25 (5). Luton, United Kingdom: OAG Aviation Worldwide Limited: 871. ISSN 1466-8718.
- ^ "Upernavik, Greenland". OAG Flight Guide Worldwide. 25 (2). Luton, United Kingdom: OAG Aviation Worldwide Limited: 1103. August 2023. ISSN 1466-8718.
- ^ Air Greenland Archived June 17, 2010, at the Wayback Machine 'Transit at Thule Air Base'