Upernavik Airport
Airport
BGUK
Location in Greenland
| Direction | Length | Surface | |
|---|---|---|---|
| m | ft | ||
| 04/22 | 799 | 2,621 | Asphalt |
| Passengers | 6,776 |
|---|
Source: Danish AIS[1]
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 Avannaata 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.
Airlines and destinations
| Airlines | Destinations |
|---|---|
| Air Greenland | Aappilattoq, Ilulissat, Innaarsuit, Kangersuatsiaq, Kullorsuaq, Nuussuaq, Qaanaaq, Tasiusaq, Thule,[2] 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
- ^ a b Greenland AIP for BGUK – Upernavik Airport from Naviair
- ^ a b c "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
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