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Qaanaaq Airport

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Air Greenland operates government contract flights to villages in the Qaanaaq region. These mostly cargo flights are not featured in the timetable, although they can be pre-booked. Departure times for these flights as specified during booking are by definition approximate, with the settlement service
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and Upernavik. Travel from other countries include plane changes in Copenhagen, Kangerlussuaq, Ilulissat and Upernavik, or
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Travellers bound for Thule Air Base in Pituffik are required to apply for transfer permit from either Rigsombudsmanden in
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and is a lifeline for northern Greenland. Fresh food and other consumer products are transported by air.
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in Pituffik is not open for regular passenger traffic. It is the only civilian airport north of
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Travel from south Greenland to Qaanaaq include plane changes at
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optimized on the fly depending on local demand for a given day.
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Index


IATA
ICAO
Greenland Airport Authority
Qaanaaq
Greenland
AMSL
Coordinates
77°29′19″N 069°23′19″W / 77.48861°N 69.38861°W / 77.48861; -69.38861
Qaanaaq Airport
BGQQ is located in Greenland
Runways
Direction
AIS
Greenlandic
IATA
ICAO
airport
NM
Qaanaaq
Avannaata
Greenland
Thule Air Base
Upernavik
Air Greenland
Moriusaq
Siorapaluk
Thule
Upernavik
Ilulissat

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