Narsarsuaq Airport

Narsarsuaq Airport is a heliport and former international airport in , , . Along with , for over 70 years it was one of only two civilian airports in Greenland capable of serving large aircraft.
mit.gl
Wikipedia
Algkalv, CC BY-SA 3.0.
  • Airport
  • …lies at an elevation of 34 metres (112 feet)
  • …has the IATA airport code UAK
  • …has the ICAO airport code BGBW
  • Description: airport located in Narsarsuaq, Kujalleq, Greenland
  • Also known as
    “BGBW”
    “Narsarsuaq (Airport) [Narsarsuaq Air Base]”
    “UAK”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Arboretum Groenlandicum.
Algkalv, CC BY 3.0.
is a garden.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Narsarsuaq and Qassiarsuk.
Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a village in .
claire rowland, CC BY 2.0.
is a settlement in the municipality, in southern .

Narsarsuaq Airport

This page is based on GeoNames, Wikidata, Wikimedia Commons, and Wikipedia.
We’d love your help improving our open data sources. Thank you for contributing.
Latitude
61.16052° or 61° 9′ 38″ north
Longitude
-45.42598° or 45° 25′ 34″ west
Open location code
98HP5H6F+6J
Geo­Names ID
6295690
Wiki­data ID
Q2915005

Satellite Map

Discover this place from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
© Stadia Maps, Airbus DS, CNES, PlanetObserver, and Copernicus

In Other Languages

From Arabic to Welsh—“Narsarsuaq Airport” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “مطار نارسارسواك”
  • Cebuano: “Narsarsuaq Airport”
  • Chinese: “納沙斯瓦哥”
  • Chinese: “納沙斯瓦哥機場”
  • Chinese: “纳萨尔苏瓦克机场”
  • Czech: “BGBW”
  • Czech: “letiště Narsarsuaq”
  • Czech: “Letiště Narsarsuaq”
  • Czech: “UAK”
  • Danish: “Bluie West One”
  • Danish: “BW-1”
  • Danish: “Narsarsuaq Airport”
  • Danish: “Narsarsuaq Lufthavn”
  • Dutch: “luchthaven Narsarsuaq”
  • Dutch: “Luchthaven Narsarsuaq”
  • Finnish: “Narsarsuaqin lentoasema”
  • French: “aéroport de Narsarsuaq”
  • French: “Aéroport de Narsarsuaq”
  • German: “Flughafen Narsarsuaq”
  • Hebrew: “נמל התעופה נרסארסואק”
  • Hebrew: “שדה התעופה בנרסארסואק”
  • Hebrew: “שדה התעופה נרסארסואק”
  • Indonesian: “BGBW”
  • Indonesian: “UAK”
  • Italian: “Aeroporto di Narsarsuaq”
  • Japanese: “ナルサルスアーク空港”
  • Latvian: “Narsarsuakas lidosta”
  • Malay: “Lapangan Terbang Narsarsuaq”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “BGBW”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Narsarsuaq Airport”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Narsarsuaq lufthavn”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “UAK”
  • Norwegian: “Narsarsuaq lufthavn”
  • Persian: “فرودگاه نارسارسواک”
  • Polish: “Port lotniczy Narsarsuaq”
  • Portuguese: “Aeroporto de Narsarsuaq”
  • Romanian: “Aeroportul Narsarsuaq”
  • Spanish: “Aeropuerto de Narsarsuaq”
  • Swedish: “Narsarsuaq flygplats”
  • Tajik: “Фурудгоҳи норсорсуок”
  • Urdu: “نارسارسواک ہوائی اڈا”
  • Welsh: “Maes Awyr Narsarsuaq”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Qinngua and Quinnguata Timaa.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Gannet Bay and Qassiarsuk Heliport.

Greenland: Highlights

Learn more about Nuuk and Ilulissat.

Curious Places to Discover

Uncover intriguing places from every corner of the globe.