AirportsQaqortoq Airport is a medium-sized airport serving Qaqortoq, in Kujalleq Municipality, Greenland. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is JJU.
Key facts
- IATA code
- JJU
- ICAO code
- BGQO
- City
- Qaqortoq
- State or region
- Kujalleq Municipality
- Country
- Greenland
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 60.7638° N, 46.0650° W
- Elevation
- 154 m (505 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 1,501 m (4,924 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, JJU means Qaqortoq Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: BGQO. 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 60.7638° N, 46.0650° W. It stands 154 metres (505 feet) above sea level.
Runways
Qaqortoq Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 1,501 metres (4,924 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 4.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11/29 | 1,501 m 4,924 ft | 30 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Narsaq HeliportNarsaq | JNS | 17 km |
| Eqalugaarsuit HeliportEqalugaarsuit | QFG | 18 km |
| Saarloq HeliportSaarloq | QOQ | 25 km |
| Ammassivik HeliportAmmassivik | QUW | 42 km |
| Igaliku HeliportIgaliku | QFX | 43 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 8,839 km | 11 h 10 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 9,612 km | 12 h 05 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 8,169 km | 10 h 20 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 2,939 km | 4 h 00 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 2,925 km | 4 h 00 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 5,827 km | 7 h 30 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 12,647 km | 15 h 45 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 9,292 km | 11 h 40 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 16,785 km | 20 h 45 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
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