Qaanaaq Airport Mittarfik Qaanaaq / Qaanaaq Lufthavn | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Operator | Greenland Airport Authority (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 | ||||||||||
| Website | Qaanaaq Airport | ||||||||||
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  BGQQ Location in Greenland | |||||||||||
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Qaanaaq Airport (Greenlandic: 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 Avannaata municipality in northern Greenland. It was established in 1991[2] to serve Qaanaaq and neighboring communities because Thule Air Base in Pituffik is not open for regular passenger traffic. It is the only civilian airport north of Upernavik and is a lifeline for northern Greenland. Fresh food and other consumer products are transported by air.
- ^ a b Greenland AIP for BGQQ – Qaanaaq Airport from Naviair
- ^ "Travel problems frustrating isolated town". Sermitsiaq. 3 July 2008. Archived from the original on August 4, 2009. Retrieved 17 May 2010.