Ilulissat Airport
Ilulissat Airport Mittarfik Ilulissat Ilulissat Lufthavn | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | State owned | ||||||||||
| Owner | Mittarfeqarfiit | ||||||||||
| Serves | Ilulissat and Disko Bay, Greenland | ||||||||||
| Location | Ilulissat, Avannaata Municipality | ||||||||||
| Opened | 29 September 1984 | ||||||||||
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| Elevation AMSL | 95 ft / 29 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 69°14′36″N 051°03′26″W / 69.24333°N 51.05722°W | ||||||||||
| Website | www.mit.gl/ilulissat | ||||||||||
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| Source: AIP | |||||||||||
Ilulissat Airport (Greenlandic: Mittarfik Ilulissat, Danish: Ilulissat Lufthavn, originally Jacobshavn Lufthavn); (IATA: JAV, ICAO: BGJN) is a minor international airport serving Ilulissat, Greenland, the entire Disko Bay Region, the North and West Greenland. It is the third-busiest airport in Greenland, and the second busiest for international travel in Greenland.
The airport is located north-east of Ilulissat, just 2.8 kilometres (1.7 mi) of city centre. It was built in 1984, replacing the heliport. Air Greenland uses the airport as a domestic hub for northern Greenland.
A major expansion of the airport, including a new, longer runway and a new terminal, is ongoing and is slated for completion in 2026, which will allow larger jet aircraft to serve more international destinations.