Qaarsut Airport

Qaarsut Airport

Mittarfik Qaarsut

Uummannaq/Qaarsut Airport
Qaarsut Airport; Mittarfik Qaarsut; Uummannaq/Qaarsut Airport
	IATA: JQA; ICAO: BGUQ;
Summary
Airport type	Public
Operator	Greenland Airport Authority; (Mittarfeqarfiit)
Serves	Qaarsut and Uummannaq, Greenland
Location	Qaarsut
Elevation AMSL	289 ft / 88 m
Coordinates	70°44′03″N 052°41′46″W / 70.73417°N 52.69611°W
Website	Qaarsut Lufthavne
Map
	BGUQ Location in Greenland
Runways
Statistics (2012)
Passengers
Passengers	7,105
	Source: Danish AIS

Qaarsut Airport (Greenlandic: Mittarfik Qaarsut) (IATA: JQA, ICAO: BGUQ) is an airport in Qaarsut, a settlement on the Nuussuaq Peninsula in Avannaata municipality in northwestern Greenland. It is a primary airport with a gravel runway, capable of serving STOL aircraft of Air Greenland in all seasons.^[2] There is a small cafeteria in the tiny arrivals/departures hall. It is connected by a 4 km (2.5 mi) gravel road to Qaarsut and is 13.5 nautical miles (25.0 km; 15.5 mi) northwest of Uummannaq.^[1]

^ ^a ^b Greenland AIP for BGUQ – Uummannaq/Qaarsut Airport from Naviair
^ Air Greenland destination overview Archived March 6, 2010, at the Wayback Machine, with a photograph of the runway

[AIP-1] Greenland AIP for BGUQ – Uummannaq/Qaarsut Airport from Naviair

[2] Air Greenland destination overview Archived March 6, 2010, at the Wayback Machine, with a photograph of the runway

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