New 2,200-meter runway at Nuuk Airport will allow larger planes to connect the Arctic territory.
The new international airport, equipped with a 2,200-meter (7,217-foot) runway, is opening today in the capital of Nuuk. The new runway will allow larger planes to connect the Arctic territory with the rest of the world.
Air Greenland flight #GL781 will depart Copenhagen at 10:45 CEST and land in Nuuk at 12:35 WGT.
Already, 130,000 visitors a year come to Greenland on cruise ships or fly in. It’s a number expected to grow as the region opens up to tourism.
Starting in June, United Airlines will offer nonstop seasonal flights from Newark, New Jersey, that will take just over four hours.
The new airport will serve as the base for Air Greenland, which will operate an Airbus A330neo plane on a route to Copenhagen, Denmark. It will be able to handle 800 passengers an hour. Flights will also link Nuuk to Reykjavik, Iceland.
