Ilulissat Airport

Airport Ilulissat Mittarfik Ilulissat Jakobshavn Lufthavn
Characteristics
ICAO code	BGJN
IATA code	JAV
Coordinates	69 ° 14 '36 "  N , 51 ° 3' 26"  W Coordinates: 69 ° 14 '36 "  N , 51 ° 3' 26"  W
Height above MSL	29 m (95  ft )
Transport links
Distance from the city center	4.3 km north of Ilulissat
Basic data
operator	Greenland Airport Authority ( Mittarfeqarfiit )
Passengers	41,965
Flight movements	3,154
Start-and runway
07/25	845 m × 30 m asphalt

View of the runway

The Ilulissat Airport ( IATA : JAV , ICAO : BGJN ) is located on the shores of Disko Bay , 4.3 kilometers north of Ilulissat , a settlement in the municipality Avannaata in western Greenland. The airport was built in 1983 to replace the old heliport .

Airlines and Destinations

Domestic flights from Ilulissat Airport

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airline	Destinations
Air Greenland	Aasiaat , Kangerlussuaq , Nuuk , Qaanaaq , Qaarsut , Sisimiut , Upernavik Seasonal: Qasigiannguit , Qeqertarsuaq Flights to the settlements: Ilimanaq , Qeqertaq , Saqqaq
Air Iceland	Reykjavík

Air Greenland also operates government services to remote settlements in the Disko Bay region. These flights, mostly cargo flights, are not listed in any flight plan, although they can be booked in advance. The departure times are only given approximately so that they can be adjusted as required. Such flights are only operated in winter and spring, while the area is served by the Discoline ship route in summer and autumn .

Expansion of the runway

The use of the airport is a hot topic in Greenland. There is pressure from local tourism and the municipal authorities to extend the slope. A longer (1799 m) runway would allow direct flights from Europe. The airport, along with Kangerlussuaq, would then become the main Greenland airport. There is general discussion about expanding or building all airports in the country.

Pictures taken at the airport

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  A de Havilland Canada DHC-8-106 operated by Air Iceland

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  A Sikorsky S-61N helicopter from Air Greenland

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  An Air Greenland de Havilland Canada DHC-7 called "Nipiki"

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  A Beechcraft King Air B200 of the Icelandic Civil Aviation Administration (Flugmálastjórn Íslands)

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  A Sikorsky S-92 helicopter belonging to the Cougar Helicopters is landing

Web links

Commons : Ilulissat Airport  - collection of images

• Ilulissat Airport on the website of the Greenland Airport Authority Mittarfeqarfiit (English, Danish, Greenlandic)
• Ilulissat Airport on Air Greenland's website (English, Danish, Greenlandic)

A panoramic view of Ilulissat Airport in August