Qaarsut

Qaarsut is a settlement in Avannaata municipality, in northwestern . It is situated on the northeastern shore of the . It had 172 inhabitants in 2025.
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  • Type: Village with 172 residents
  • Description: place in Greenland, Kingdom of Denmark
  • Also known as: “Kaersut”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Qaarsut Airport.

Aerodrome
Photo: Algkalv, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is an in Qaarsut, a settlement on the in Avannaata municipality in northwestern . It is equipped with a gravel runway, capable of serving STOL aircraft of Air Greenland in all seasons.

Qaarsut

Latitude
70.73092° or 70° 43′ 51″ north
Longitude
-52.63782° or 52° 38′ 16″ west
Population
172
Elevation
76 metres (249 feet)
IATA airport code
JQA
United Nations Location Code
GL JQA
Open location code
C829P9J6+9V
Open­Street­Map ID
node 2051281124
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
3420937
Wiki­data ID
Q205781
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Satellite Map

Discover Qaarsut from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Uzbek—“Qaarsut” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “كارسوت”
  • Basque: “Qaarsut”
  • Bulgarian: “Каарсут”
  • Cebuano: “Qaarsut”
  • Chinese: “卡修特”
  • Czech: “Qaarsut”
  • Danish: “Qaarsut”
  • Danish: “Qaersut”
  • Dutch: “Qaarsut”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “كارسوت”
  • French: “Qaarsut”
  • Georgian: “კაარსუტი”
  • German: “Qaarsut”
  • Inuktitut: “ᖄᕐᓱᑦ”
  • Irish: “Qaarsut”
  • Italian: “Qaarsut”
  • Japanese: “カールシュト”
  • Kalaallisut: “Qaarsut”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Qaarsut”
  • Norwegian: “Qaarsut”
  • Polish: “Qaarsut”
  • Portuguese: “Qaarsut”
  • Russian: “Каарсут”
  • Spanish: “Qaarsut”
  • Swedish: “Qaarsut”
  • Urdu: “قارسوت”
  • Uzbek: “Qaarsut”

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