AirportsNuuk International Airport is a large airport serving Nuuk, in Sermersooq Municipality, Greenland. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is GOH.
Key facts
- IATA code
- GOH
- ICAO code
- BGGH
- City
- Nuuk
- State or region
- Sermersooq Municipality
- Country
- Greenland
- Kind
- Large airport
- Coordinates
- 64.1911° N, 51.6791° W
- Elevation
- 86 m (283 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 2,200 m (7,217 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, GOH means Nuuk International Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: BGGH. ICAO codes that begin with B belong to Greenland, Iceland and Kosovo. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 64.1911° N, 51.6791° W. It stands 86 metres (283 feet) above sea level.
Local time
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Time zone America/Nuuk, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Nuuk International Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 2,200 metres (7,217 feet). That suits narrow-body jets and regional aircraft. Among the 18 airports of Greenland on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 2.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04/22 | 2,200 m 7,217 ft | 45 m | Asphalt | Yes |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Maniitsoq AirportManiitsoq | JSU | 148 km |
| Paamiut AirportPaamiut | JFR | 262 km |
| Kangerlussuaq International AirportKangerlussuaq | SFJ | 317 km |
| Sisimiut AirportSisimiut | JHS | 321 km |
| Kangilinnguit HeliportKangilinnguit | JGR | 376 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 8,784 km | 11 h 05 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 9,618 km | 12 h 05 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 8,275 km | 10 h 30 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 3,231 km | 4 h 25 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 2,982 km | 4 h 05 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 5,538 km | 7 h 10 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 12,459 km | 15 h 30 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 8,879 km | 11 h 10 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 16,309 km | 20 h 10 min |
Distances are the shortest path over the globe, worked out from the coordinates. Flying times are rough estimates for a direct jet flight. They do not mean that a direct flight exists. Work out the distance to any airport.
Links
Airport data: OurAirports, as downloaded on 11 November 2026. This page does not show live flights, terminals or airlines. For those, use the airport's or the airline's own site. See About and data sources.