Ilulissat Airport
Ilulissat Airport (Greenlandic: Mittarfik Ilulissat, Danish: Ilulissat Lufthavn, originally Jakobshavn 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 59th largest airport in the Nordic countries with 83,000 passengers in 2012 and is the second airport built in Greenland for civilian travel partially funded by the EU (former EC) Structural Funds and Cohesion Fund. It is the third-busiest airport in Greenland, and one of the busiest for international travel in Greenland.
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 | ||||||||||
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| Elevation AMSL | 95 ft / 29 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 69°14′36″N 051°03′26″W | ||||||||||
| Website | www.mit.gl/ilulissat | ||||||||||
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The airport is located north-east of Ilulissat, just 2.8 kilometres (1.7 mi) of city centre. It was built in 1983, replacing the heliport. The airport is the main hub out of three used by Air Greenland.