Qaarsut Airport

Qaarsut Airport

Mittarfik Qaarsut

Uummannaq/Qaarsut Airport
Summary
Airport typePublic
OperatorGreenland Airport Authority
(Mittarfeqarfiit)
ServesQaarsut and Uummannaq, Greenland
LocationQaarsut
Elevation AMSL289 ft / 88 m
Coordinates70°44′03″N 052°41′46″W / 70.73417°N 52.69611°W / 70.73417; -52.69611
WebsiteQaarsut Lufthavne
Map
BGUQ
Location in Greenland
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
15/33 900 2,953 Gravel
Statistics (2012)
Passengers7,105
Source: Danish AIS

Qaarsut Airport (Greenlandic: Mittarfik Qaarsut) (IATA: JQA, ICAO: BGUQ) is an airport in Qaarsut, a settlement on the Nuussuaq Peninsula in Avannaata municipality in northwestern Greenland. It is a primary airport with a gravel runway, capable of serving STOL aircraft of Air Greenland in all seasons. There is a small cafeteria in the tiny arrivals/departures hall. It is connected by a 4 km (2.5 mi) gravel road to Qaarsut and is 13.5 nautical miles (25.0 km; 15.5 mi) northwest of Uummannaq.