List of airports in Greenland

The first airports in Greenland were built by and for the United States defense. The first and largest was Kangerlussuaq Airport in 1941, followed by Narsarsuaq Airport in 1942 (and now-abandoned USAAF airfields Bluie East Two and Marrak Point, both in 1942) and Pituffik Space Base in 1953 (although Pituffik is not operated as a civilian airport) and Kulusuk Airport in 1956. Due to their distance from major settlements, these were not initially used for civilian travel. In the early 1960s, Greenlandair was founded, commencing civilian flights between the air bases, and helicopter and sea plane flights to large settlements. SAS operated the connection from Copenhagen to Kangerlussuaq, beginning in 1954 as a fuel stop en route to United States, which was later taken over in 2000 by Greenlandair (today called Air Greenland].

Beginning with Nuuk Airport in 1979 and Ilulissat Airport in 1983, several airports with short runways were built.

In 2025, Nuuk International Airport and, in 2026, Ilulissat International Airport, each equipped with 2,200-meter runways, will assume the role formerly held by Kangerlussuaq Airport as Greenland’s primary hubs for transatlantic and international air traffic with by among Air Greenlands new Airbus A330neo and A320neo. These airports will facilitate direct intercontinental connections between Europe, Greenland, and the rest of North America, with the potential for future intercontinental routes to Asia, including stopovers that may support tourism and local connectivity within the country.

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Location of airports. Airports in red have international flights (may be seasonal).

Many locations in Greenland have Danish names in addition to their Greenlandic names. The Danish name, where applicable, is shown in italics. Airport or heliport names shown in bold indicate the facility has scheduled passenger service on a commercial airline.

Several of the airports do not have road connection with the local major settlement, so a helicopter transfer is often needed by most passengers to some airports. Airports with a very small population reachable by road include Kangerlussuaq Airport, Kulusuk Airport, Nerlerit Inaat Airport and Qaarsut Airport. 13 civil airports (not Pituffik Space Base) and 47 helipads in Greenland are operated by the state-owned enterprise Greenland Airport Authority (Mittarfeqarfiit).

A major development in Greenlandic aviation occurred in 2016, when it was decided that three new or rebuilt airports would be built in Nuuk, Ilulissat and Qaqortoq. These airports will accommodate larger jet aircraft which can serve international destinations, at a cost of 3.6 billion DKK (approximately $560 million), primarily financed by the Danish state.^[67] This will majorly improve access to Greenland's largest towns and end the use of ill-placed prior military bases as aviation hubs. Kangerlussuaq Airport will lose hub status to Nuuk Airport and Ilulissat Airport.^[68]

The first of the new airports, Nuuk Airport, was opened in 2024 and subsequently most international traffic transitioned there. Qaqortoq Airport commenced operations on 16 April 2026, replacing Narsarsuaq Airport, with the remaining airport, Ilulissat, due to open later in 2026.^[67]

• Greenland Airports
• Transport in Greenland
• Danish Civil Aviation and Railway Authority
• Air Greenland
• Icelandair