Airports
Greenland's Capital City Gets Newly Upgraded Airport
New Nuuk International has been under construction since 2019
The new Nuuk International Airport in Greenland
Under construction for the past five years, the new Nuuk International Airport in Greenland is now open for business. © Greenland Airports

Travel to Greenland will become much easier starting this week with the opening of the new Nuuk International Airport (BGGH). An autonomous territory of Denmark, Greenland is the world’s largest island. The capital city’s original airport opened in 1979 with a 3,100-foot runway, which was too short to handle airliners.

Redevelopment of the airfield began late in 2019, and with the inauguration of the airport’s new 7,200-foot runway on Thursday, direct international flights to Nuuk will be available for the first time. A terminal with the latest security and baggage-handling technology, along with a new ramp, was completed earlier this year, marking a major step forward for Greenland’s infrastructure and economic development.

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