Ilulissat Airport

Ilulissat Airport; is a minor international airport serving , , the entire , the and . It is the third-busiest airport in , and the second busiest for international travel in .
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  • Type: Aerodrome
  • Description: airport in Avannaata, Greenland
  • Also known as: “BGJN” and “JAV”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Knud Rasmussen’s Museum and Hotel Arctic.

Museum
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Ilulissat Museum is a museum dedicated to the famous Danish explorer Knud Rasmussen. It is located in the town of , .

Hotel
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is a 4-star hotel located 2.7 km north of the Ilulissat Icefjord, a UNESCO World Heritage Site owned by Air Greenland. The hotel was built shortly after the airport was opened in 1984 to accommodate passengers.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ilulissat.

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is the third largest city in , in the Disko Bay just by the icefjord, from which it got its name. has one of the most beautiful settings for a great Greenlandic experience.

Ilulissat Airport

Latitude
69.24321° or 69° 14′ 36″ north
Longitude
-51.05895° or 51° 3′ 32″ west
Elevation
29 metres (95 feet)
Operator
Greenland Airport Authority
IATA airport code
JAV
ICAO airport code
BGJN
Open location code
98XC6WVR+7C
Open­Street­Map ID
way 511319827
Open­Street­Map feature
aeroway=­aerodrome
Geo­Names ID
6295700
Wiki­data ID
Q3085806
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Satellite Map

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

From Arabic to Welsh—“Ilulissat Airport” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “مطار إيلوليسات”
  • Basque: “Ilulissateko aireportua”
  • Cebuano: “Ilulissat Airport”
  • Chinese: “伊盧利薩特”
  • Chinese: “伊盧利薩特機場”
  • Czech: “Letiště Ilulissat”
  • Danish: “Ilulissat Lufthavn”
  • Danish: “JAV BGJN”
  • Finnish: “Ilulissatin lentoasema”
  • French: “aéroport d’Ilulissat”
  • French: “Aéroport d’Ilulissat”
  • German: “Flughafen Ilulissat”
  • Indonesian: “Bandara Ilulissat”
  • Indonesian: “BGJN”
  • Indonesian: “JAV”
  • Japanese: “イルリサット空港”
  • Kalaallisut: “Ilulissat Mittarfia”
  • Kalaallisut: “Mittarfik Ilulissat”
  • Latvian: “Ilulisatas lidosta”
  • Malay: “Lapangan Terbang Ilulissat”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Iluissat lufthavn”
  • Norwegian: “Ilulissat lufthavn”
  • Persian: “BGJN”
  • Persian: “JAV”
  • Persian: “فرودگاه ایلولیست”
  • Polish: “Port lotniczy Ilulissat”
  • Portuguese: “Aeroporto de Ilulissat”
  • Portuguese: “Aeroporto de Jakobshavn”
  • Romanian: “Aeroportul Ilulissat”
  • Swedish: “Ilulissat Airport”
  • Tajik: “Фурудгоҳи оилулист”
  • Urdu: “الولیسات ہوائی اڈا”
  • Welsh: “Maes Awyr Ilulissat”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Nordre Næs and Narsarsuaq.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Qallut and Qallinnguit.

Greenland: Must-Visit Destinations

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