Qaarsut airport

Airport Qaarsut Mittarfik Qaarsut Qaarsut Lufthavn
Characteristics
ICAO code	BGUQ
IATA code	JQA
Coordinates	70 ° 44 '3 "  N , 52 ° 41' 46"  W Coordinates: 70 ° 44 '3 "  N , 52 ° 41' 46"  W.
Height above MSL	88 m (289  ft )
Transport links
Distance from the city center	4 km northwest of Qaarsut , 25 km northwest of Uummannaq
Basic data
opening	1999
operator	Greenland Airport Authority ( Mittarfeqarfiit )
Terminals	1
Start-and runway
16/34	900 m × 30 m gravel

The Qaarsut Airport ( IATA code: JQA , ICAO: BGUQ ) is a Greenlandic Airport near the eponymous village on the west coast of the island.

The airport, which opened in 1999, serves as a link between the area around Qaarsut and the larger Uummannaq , 25 kilometers to the southeast . There are connections to Kangerlussuaq Airport , which in turn is connected to Copenhagen .

The airport is also served by the Danish Air Force .

Web links

• Aeronautical map for Qaarsut Airport on SkyVector.com
• Qaarsut Airport on the website of the Greenland Airport Authority Mittarfeqarfiit (English, Danish, Greenlandic)

Individual evidence

1. ^ Transportation to Qaarsut. In: Air Greenland. Retrieved April 16, 2016 . 
2. ^ Qaarsut airport. In: Mittarfeqarfiit. Retrieved April 16, 2016 .