GOH

Nuuk International Airport

Nuuk, Greenland

Operated by Kalaallit Airports A/Smixed
Opened1979ICAOBGGHElev283 ft
The Verdict
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 (20152026)-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

The Numbers

69KPassengers (2012)
YoY Growth
4,162Aircraft Movements

Where You Can Escape To

Air Greenland·Hub
15 routes · 3 regions
Europe3
Copenhagen Kastrup Airport (CPH)
Keflavik International Airport (KEF)
Aalborg Airport (AAL)
Other7
Ilulissat Airport (JAV)
Sisimiut Airport (JHS)
Narsarsuaq Airport (UAK)
Aasiaat Airport (JEG)
Kangerlussuaq Airport (SFJ)
Maniitsoq Airport (JSU)
Kulusuk Airport (KUS)

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.