Upernavik Airport Mittarfik Upernavik Upernavik Lufthavn | |||||||||||
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Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
Operator | Greenland Airport Authority (Mittarfeqarfiit) | ||||||||||
Serves | Upernavik, Greenland | ||||||||||
Elevation AMSL | 414 ft / 126 m | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 72°47′25″N 056°07′50″W / 72.79028°N 56.13056°W | ||||||||||
Website | Upernavik Lufthavne | ||||||||||
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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.