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Upernavik Airport

Upernavik Airport

Mittarfik Upernavik

Upernavik Lufthavn
Summary
Airport typePublic
OperatorGreenland Airport Authority
(Mittarfeqarfiit)
ServesUpernavik, Greenland
Elevation AMSL414 ft / 126 m
Coordinates72°47′25″N 056°07′50″W / 72.79028°N 56.13056°W / 72.79028; -56.13056
WebsiteUpernavik Lufthavne
Map
BGUK is located in Greenland
BGUK
BGUK
Location in Greenland
Map
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
04/22 799 2,621 Asphalt
Statistics (2012)
Passengers6,776
Source: Danish AIS[1]

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.

  1. ^ a b Greenland AIP for BGUK – Upernavik Airport from Naviair

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