49/100Functional in the way a paperweight is functional
Infrastructure is the weak link. And it's getting worse.
Ranked #181 of 198 airportsBased on data from 2012–2026
Operational30%
71Pleasantly competent
Sentiment25%
58Solidly average
Infrastructure15%
33Struggling
Sent. Velocity15%
29Impressively bad
Connectivity15%
24Impressively bad
What People Think
GOH peaked. Nobody noticed, and it's been downhill since.
8.3Avg Rating / 10
329
ReviewsGoogle 329
55%Positive
★ 4.1on Google Maps (329 reviews)
Sentiment Trajectory (2015–2026)-0.76 over 12 years
Then: 9.1/5 (11 reviews)Now: 8.3/5 (12 reviews)
Positive55%
Neutral40%
Negative6%
Queuing
2.6
Cleanliness
2.4
Staff
2.6
Food & Bev
2.1
Wifi
2.6
Wayfinding
2.8
Transport
2.6
Shopping
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The Numbers
69KPassengers (2012)
—YoY Growth
4,162Aircraft Movements
Where You Can Escape To
Air Greenland·Hub
15 routes · 3 regions
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Ground Transport
MMetro
RRail
TTram
BBus
The Runway Report
2 Runways
04/227,217ft × 148ft · ASPH · Lighted
05/233,117ft × 98ft · ASP · Lighted · CLOSED
The Backstory
1979
Opened
HistoryThe first international flights from Nuuk Airport were to Iqaluit in Nunavut, Canada, operated from 1981 until it was discontinued due to commercial unviability in 1994. Flights to Reykjavik, Iceland via Kulusuk also began in 1981. It was not until t...
Awards
None recorded. A clean record — in the worst sense.