Upernavik Airport

Upernavik Airport (Greenlandic: Mittarfik Upernavik) (IATA: JUV, ICAO: BGUK) is an airport located 0.5 NM (0.93 km; 0.58 mi) northeast[1] of Upernavik, a town in the Qaasuitsup municipality in northwestern Greenland, capable of serving STOL aircraft. It is used as a transfer airport for passenger/cargo traffic to northern Greenland (Qaanaaq Airport), and serves as a local helicopter hub of Air Greenland with flights to settlements in the Upernavik Archipelago.

Upernavik Airport

Mittarfik Upernavik

Upernavik Lufthavn
Summary
Airport typePublic
OperatorGreenland Airport Authority
(Mittarfeqarfiit)
ServesUpernavik, Greenland
Elevation AMSL414 ft / 126 m
Coordinates72°47′25″N 056°07′50″W
WebsiteUpernavik Lufthavne
Map
BGUK
Location in Greenland
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
05/23 799 2,621 Asphalt
Statistics (2012)
Passengers6,776
Source: Danish AIS[1]

Airlines and destinations
AirlinesDestinations
Air Greenland Ilulissat, Qaanaaq, Thule[2]
Air Greenland (settlement flights) Aappilattoq, Innaarsuit, Kangersuatsiaq, Kullorsuaq, Nuussuaq, Tasiusaq, Upernavik Kujalleq[2]

Air Greenland operates government contract flights to villages in the Upernavik Archipelago. These mostly cargo flights are not featured in the timetable,[2] although they can be pre-booked.[3] Departure times for these flights as specified during booking are by definition approximate, with the settlement service optimized on the fly depending on local demand for a given day.

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References
  1. Greenland AIP for BGUK – Upernavik Airport from Naviair
  2. "Booking system". Air Greenland. Archived from the original on 22 April 2010. Retrieved 9 June 2010.
  3. Air Greenland, fare system rules Archived 2010-07-13 at the Wayback Machine
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