Maniitsoq Airport

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Maniitsoq Airport
Mittarfik Maniitsoq
Maniitsoq Lufthavn
Summary
Airport typePublic
OperatorGreenland Airport Authority
(Mittarfeqarfiit)
ServesManiitsoq, Greenland
Opened2 October 1999
Elevation AMSL91 ft / 28 m
Coordinates65°24′45″N 052°56′22″W / 65.41250°N 52.93944°W / 65.41250; -52.93944
WebsiteManiitsoq Lufthavn
Map
BGMQ is located in Greenland
BGMQ
BGMQ
Location in Greenland
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
16/34 799 2,621 Asphalt
Statistics (2012)
Passengers8,829
Source: Danish AIS[1]

Maniitsoq Airport (Greenlandic: Mittarfik Maniitsoq) (IATA: JSU, ICAO: BGMQ) is an airport located on Maniitsoq Island, 0.5 NM (0.93 km; 0.58 mi) northwest[1] of Maniitsoq, a town in the Qeqqata municipality in central-western Greenland. It can serve STOL aircraft, although there is no deicing equipment at the airport, which is costly and problematic in Greenlandic winter.[2]

History

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Maniitsoq Airport was one of the airports built in several Greenlandic towns in the late 1990s. Construction work began in 1996 and due to the extremely mountainous terrain in and around Maniitsoq was complex project.[3][4] The airport opened on 2 October 1999.[5] The airport replaced a heliport located in the town at 65°25′02″N 52°53′28″W / 65.417127°N 52.891001°W / 65.417127; -52.891001.

Airlines and destinations

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AirlinesDestinations
Air Greenland Nuuk[6][7]

References

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  1. ^ a b Greenland AIP for BGMQ – Maniitsoq Airport from Naviair
  2. ^ "Defective equipment costs Air Greenland millions". Sermitsiaq. 18 November 2008. Archived from the original on 25 May 2012. Retrieved 17 May 2010.
  3. ^ Háskólabókasafn, Landsbókasafn Íslands-. "Tímarit.is". timarit.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 2025-09-15.
  4. ^ Háskólabókasafn, Landsbókasafn Íslands-. "Tímarit.is". timarit.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 2025-09-15.
  5. ^ Háskólabókasafn, Landsbókasafn Íslands-. "Tímarit.is". timarit.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 2025-09-15.
  6. ^ "November 2023". OAG Flight Guide Worldwide. 25 (5). Luton, United Kingdom: OAG Aviation Worldwide Limited: 768. ISSN 1466-8718.
  7. ^ "Booking system". Air Greenland. Archived from the original on 22 April 2010. Retrieved 9 June 2010.


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