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.
  • Heliport
  • …lies at an elevation of 34 metres (112 feet)
  • …was formerly known as “Bluie West One”
  • …is operated by Greenland Airports
  • Description: airport located in Narsarsuaq, Kujalleq, Greenland
  • Also known as
    “BGBW”
    “Mittarfik Narsarsuaq”
    “Narsarsuaq (Airport) [Narsarsuaq Air Base]”
    “UAK”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Arboretum Groenlandicum.
Garden
is a garden, which is situated 640 metres southeast of Narsarsuaq Airport.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Narsarsuaq and Qassiarsuk.
is a settlement in the municipality, in southern .
This page is based on OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, Wikimedia Commons, and Wikipedia.
We’d love your help improving our open data sources. Thank you for contributing.
Latitude
61.16042° or 61° 9′ 38″ north
Longitude
-45.42507° or 45° 25′ 30″ west
Open location code
98HP5H6F+5X
Open­Street­Map ID
Open­Street­Map feature
aeroway=­heliport
Wiki­data ID

Satellite Map

Discover this place from above in high-definition satellite imagery.

In Other Languages

From Arabic to Welsh—“Narsarsuaq Airport” goes by many names.
مطار نارسارسواكArabic
Narsarsuaq AirportCebuano
納沙斯瓦哥Chinese
納沙斯瓦哥機場Chinese
纳萨尔苏瓦克机场Chinese
BGBWCzech
Letiště NarsarsuaqCzech
UAKCzech
Bluie West OneDanish
BW-1Danish
Narsarsuaq AirportDanish
Narsarsuaq LufthavnDanish
Luchthaven NarsarsuaqDutch
Narsarsuaqin lentoasemaFinnish
נמל התעופה נרסארסואקHebrew
שדה התעופה בנרסארסואקHebrew
שדה התעופה נרסארסואקHebrew
BGBWIndonesian
UAKIndonesian
Aeroporto di NarsarsuaqItalian
ナルサルスアーク空港Japanese
Narsarsuakas lidostaLatvian
Lapangan Terbang NarsarsuaqMalay
Narsarsuaq LufthavnNorwegian
BGBWNorwegian Bokmål
Narsarsuaq AirportNorwegian Bokmål
Narsarsuaq lufthavnNorwegian Bokmål
UAKNorwegian Bokmål
فرودگاه نارسارسواکPersian
Port lotniczy NarsarsuaqPolish
Aeroportul NarsarsuaqRomanian
Narsarsuaq flygplatsSwedish
Фурудгоҳи норсорсуокTajik
نارسارسواک ہوائی اڈاUrdu
Maes Awyr NarsarsuaqWelsh

Places with the Same Name

Discover other places named “Narsarsuaq Airport”.
“One’s destination is never a place, but rather a new way of looking at things.”

Greenland: Highlights

Learn more about Nuuk and Ilulissat.