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 | |||||||||||
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Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
Operator | Greenland Airport Authority (Mittarfeqarfiit) | ||||||||||
Serves | Upernavik, Greenland | ||||||||||
Elevation AMSL | 414 ft / 126 m | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 72°47′25″N 056°07′50″W | ||||||||||
Website | Upernavik Lufthavne | ||||||||||
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Airlines and destinations
Airlines | Destinations |
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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.
References
- Greenland AIP for BGUK – Upernavik Airport from Naviair
- "Booking system". Air Greenland. Archived from the original on 22 April 2010. Retrieved 9 June 2010.
- Air Greenland, fare system rules Archived 2010-07-13 at the Wayback Machine