AirportsQaarsut Airport is a small airport serving Uummannaq, in Avannaata Municipality, Greenland. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is JQA.
Key facts
- IATA code
- JQA
- ICAO code
- BGUQ
- City
- Uummannaq
- State or region
- Avannaata Municipality
- Country
- Greenland
- Kind
- Small airport
- Coordinates
- 70.7342° N, 52.6962° W
- Elevation
- 88 m (289 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 900 m (2,953 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, JQA means Qaarsut Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: BGUQ. 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 70.7342° N, 52.6962° W. It stands 88 metres (289 feet) above sea level.
Runways
Qaarsut Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 900 metres (2,953 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 8.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15/33 | 900 m 2,953 ft | 30 m | Gravel | not listed |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Uummannaq HeliportUummannaq | UMD | 22 km |
| Niaqornat HeliportNiaqornat | NIQ | 36 km |
| Saattut HeliportSaattut | SAE | 40 km |
| Ukkusissat HeliportUkkusissat | JUK | 46 km |
| Ikerasak HeliportIkerasak | IKE | 58 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 8,294 km | 10 h 30 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 9,194 km | 11 h 35 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 7,999 km | 10 h 10 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 3,357 km | 4 h 35 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 3,554 km | 4 h 45 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 5,586 km | 7 h 15 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 11,820 km | 14 h 45 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 8,155 km | 10 h 20 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 15,681 km | 19 h 25 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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