Upernavik Airport
Airport in Greenland
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Upernavik Airport (Greenlandic: Mittarfik Upernavik, Danish: Upernavik Lufthavn) (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.
Upernavik Airport Mittarfik Upernavik Upernavik Lufthavn | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Operator | Greenland Airport Authority (Mittarfeqarfiit) | ||||||||||
| Serves | Upernavik, Greenland | ||||||||||
| Opened | 1 October 2000 | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 414 ft / 126 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 72°47′25″N 056°07′50″W | ||||||||||
| Website | Upernavik Lufthavne | ||||||||||
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  BGUK Location in Greenland | |||||||||||
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| Source: Danish AIS[1] | |||||||||||
History
Upernavik Airport was one of a series of airports built in several Greenlandic cities starting in 1995. The airport opened on 1 October 2000.[2] It replaced a heliport just north of the town at 72.792177°N 56.150132°W.
Airlines and destinations
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| Air Greenland | Aappilattoq,[3] Ilulissat,[4] Innaarsuit,[3] Kangersuatsiaq,[3] Kullorsuaq,[3] Nuussuaq,[3] Qaanaaq,[3] Tasiusaq,[3] Thule,[5] Upernavik Kujalleq[3][5] |
Air Greenland operates government contract flights to villages in the Upernavik Archipelago. These mostly cargo flights are not featured in the timetable,[5] although they can be pre-booked.[6] 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.
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