Construction of the new runway at Nuuk began in 2019 and the airport has kept operational throughout the construction phase of the project. In total, almost six million cubic meters of rock were moved to support the airport terminal and runway construction.
“Nuuk Airport will be the new hub for international and domestic flights to the entire country, where passengers will change planes depending on their final destination, just as we see today in Kangerlussuaq,” said the airline’s CEO Jacob Nitter Sørensen.
The airline has spent the days leading up to November 28, 2024, moving its staff and equipment from Kangerlussuaq Airport to Nuuk Airport following its last departure from its former base on November 26, 2024.
Built by the Americans during the Second World War, Kangerlussuaq was one of only two runways on Greenland long enough to handle larger passenger aircraft, the other being Narsarsuaq Airport (UAK) in the far south of the country, which was also a former US military base. Nuuk Airport will take over from both of these as Greenland’s primary international gateway.
The importance of the new runway at Nuuk will become evident as not only is it expected to give the Greenland tourism industry a much-needed boost, but airlines will also welcome having another diversion airfield available for flights crossing the North Atlantic should the need arise.
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