BGUK
Upernavik Airport
UNK
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Name
Upernavik Airport
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ICAO / IATA / GPS
BGUK / JUV / BGUK
- Type
- Restriction
- Region
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Timezone
4:47 am (WGT)
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Municipality
Upernavik
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Coordinates
72° 47′ 24″ N 56° 7′ 50″ W
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Elevation
414 ft (126 m MSL)
About Upernavik Airport
Upernavik Airport (Greenlandic: Mittarfik Upernavik) (IATA: JUV, ICAO: BGUK) is an airport located 0.5 NM (0.93 km; 0.58 mi) northeast of Upernavik, a town in Avannaata municipality in northwestern Greenland, capable of serving STOL aircraft. It is used as a transfer airport for passenger/cargo traffic to northern Greenland (Qaanaaq Airport), and serves as a local helicopter hub of Air Greenland with flights to settlements in the Upernavik Archipelago.