AirportsNuugaatsiaq Heliport is a heliport serving Nuugaatsiaq, in Avannaata Municipality, Greenland. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is JUU.
Key facts
- IATA code
- JUU
- ICAO code
- BGNQ
- City
- Nuugaatsiaq
- State or region
- Avannaata Municipality
- Country
- Greenland
- Kind
- Heliport
- Coordinates
- 71.5388° N, 53.2050° W
- Elevation
- 17 m (57 ft)
- Runways
- not listed
- Longest runway
- not listed
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, JUU means Nuugaatsiaq Heliport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: BGNQ. 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 71.5388° N, 53.2050° W. It stands 17 metres (57 feet) above sea level.
Runways
The open data has no runway details for this airport.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Illorsuit HeliportIllorsuit | IOT | 35 km |
| Ukkusissat HeliportUkkusissat | JUK | 72 km |
| Niaqornat HeliportNiaqornat | NIQ | 85 km |
| Qaarsut AirportUummannaq | JQA | 91 km |
| Saattut HeliportSaattut | SAE | 99 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 8,243 km | 10 h 25 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 9,151 km | 11 h 30 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 7,977 km | 10 h 05 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 3,394 km | 4 h 35 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 3,622 km | 4 h 50 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 5,585 km | 7 h 15 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 11,746 km | 14 h 40 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 8,063 km | 10 h 15 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 15,596 km | 19 h 15 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.