Upernavik Airport
| Upernavik Airport Mittarfik Upernavik Upernavik Lufthavn |
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| IATA: JUV – ICAO: BGUK | |||
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| Airport type | Public | ||
| Operator | Mittarfeqarfiit | ||
| Serves | Upernavik, Greenland | ||
| Elevation AMSL | 414 ft / 126 m | ||
| Coordinates | 72°47′25″N 056°07′50″W / 72.79028°N 56.13056°WCoordinates: 72°47′25″N 056°07′50″W / 72.79028°N 56.13056°W | ||
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| Direction | Length | Surface | |
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| 05/23 | 799 | 2,621 | Asphalt |
| Source: Danish AIS[1] | |||
Upernavik Airport (Kalaallisut: Mittarfik Upernavik) (IATA: JUV, ICAO: BGUK) is an airport located 0.5 NM (0.93 km; 0.58 mi) northeast[1] of Upernavik, a town in the Qaasuitsup 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.
[edit] Airlines and destinations
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| Air Greenland | Ilulissat, Qaanaaq, Qaarsut[2] |
| Air Greenland (settlement flights) | Aappilattoq, Innaarsuit, Kangersuatsiaq, Kullorsuaq, Nuussuaq, Tasiusaq, Upernavik Kujalleq[2] |
Air Greenland operates government contract flights to villages in the Upernavik Archipelago. These mostly cargo flights are not featured in the timetable,[2] although they can be pre-booked.[3] 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.
[edit] References
- ^ a b BGUK – Upernavik Airport (PDF). Greenlandic Aeronautical Information Publication from Statens Luftfartsvæsen (CAA-DK).
- ^ a b c "Booking system". Air Greenland. http://book.airgreenland.com/. Retrieved 9 June 2010.
- ^ Air Greenland, fare system rules
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