AirportsAasiaat Airport is a medium-sized airport serving Aasiaat, in Qeqertalik Municipality, Greenland. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is JEG.
Key facts
- IATA code
- JEG
- ICAO code
- BGAA
- City
- Aasiaat
- State or region
- Qeqertalik Municipality
- Country
- Greenland
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 68.7218° N, 52.7847° W
- Elevation
- 23 m (74 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 799 m (2,621 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, JEG means Aasiaat Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: BGAA. 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 68.7218° N, 52.7847° W. It stands 23 metres (74 feet) above sea level.
Runways
Aasiaat Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 799 metres (2,621 feet). That is a short runway, used mostly by propeller aircraft. Among the 18 airports of Greenland on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 10.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/30 | 799 m 2,621 ft | not listed | not listed | not listed |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Akunnaaq HeliportAkunnaaq | QCU | 18 km |
| Kitsissuarsuit HeliportKitsissuarsuit | QJE | 20 km |
| Ikamiut HeliportIkamiut | QJI | 40 km |
| Kangaatsiaq HeliportKangaatsiaq | QPW | 53 km |
| Qeqertarsuaq HeliportQeqertarsuaq | JGO | 66 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 8,457 km | 10 h 40 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 9,338 km | 11 h 45 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 8,098 km | 10 h 15 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 3,322 km | 4 h 30 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 3,362 km | 4 h 35 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 5,545 km | 7 h 10 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 12,025 km | 15 h 00 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 8,374 km | 10 h 35 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 15,867 km | 19 h 35 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.