Qaanaaq Airport

Qaanaaq Airport Mittarfik Qaanaaq Qaanaaq Lufthavn
IATA: NAQ – ICAO: BGQQ
Summary
Airport type		Public
Operator		Mittarfeqarfiit
Serves		Qaanaaq, Greenland
Elevation AMSL		51 ft / 16 m
Coordinates		77°29′19″N 069°23′19″W / 77.48861°N 69.38861°W / 77.48861; -69.38861Coordinates: 77°29′19″N 069°23′19″W / 77.48861°N 69.38861°W / 77.48861; -69.38861
Website		Qaanaaq Lufthavne
Map
BGQQ Location in Greenland 77°29′19″N 069°23′19″W / 77.48861°N 69.38861°W / 77.48861; -69.38861 (Qaanaaq Airport)Coordinates: 77°29′19″N 069°23′19″W / 77.48861°N 69.38861°W / 77.48861; -69.38861 (Qaanaaq Airport)
Runways
Direction	Length		Surface
	m	ft
18/36	900	2,953	Gravel
Source: Danish AIS[1]

Qaanaaq Airport (Kalaallisut: Mittarfik Qaanaaq) (IATA: NAQ, ICAO: BGQQ) is an airport located 1.9 NM (3.5 km; 2.2 mi) northwest^[1] of Qaanaaq, a settlement in the Qaasuitsup municipality in northern Greenland. It was established in 1991^[2] to serve Qaanaaq and neighboring communities in light of the fact that Thule Air Base in Pituffik is not open for regular passenger traffic. It is the only civilian airport north of Upernavik and a lifeline for northern Greenland.

Airlines and destinations

Airlines	Destinations
Air Greenland	Pituffik, Upernavik[3]
Air Greenland (settlement flights)	Moriusaq, Siorapaluk[3]

Air Greenland operates government contract flights to villages in the Qaanaaq region. These mostly cargo flights are not featured in the timetable,^[3] although they can be pre-booked.^[4] Departure times for these flights as specifed during booking are by definition approximate, with the settlement service optimized on the fly depending on local demand for a given day.

Transfers at Thule Air Base

Travellers bound for Thule Air Base in Pituffik are required to apply for transfer permit from either Rigsombudsmanden in Nuuk (residents of Greenland), or the Danish Foreign Ministry (all others).^[5] Failure to present the permit during check-in results in denial of boarding. The same rules apply for transfers at Pituffik, including a stopover on the way from Qaanaaq to Savissivik.

References

1. ^ ^{a b} BGQQ – Qaanaaq Airport (PDF). Greenlandic Aeronautical Information Publication from Statens Luftfartsvæsen (CAA-DK).
2. ^ "Travel problems frustrating isolated town". Sermitsiaq. 3 July 2008. http://sermitsiaq.gl/erhverv/article46456.ece?lang=EN. Retrieved 17 May 2010. 
3. ^ ^{a b c} Air Greenland, Departures and Arrivals
4. ^ Air Greenland, fare system rules
5. ^ Air Greenland 'Transit at Thule Air Base'