AirportsUpernavik Airport is a small airport serving Upernavik, in Avannaata Municipality, Greenland. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is JUV.
Key facts
- IATA code
- JUV
- ICAO code
- BGUK
- City
- Upernavik
- State or region
- Avannaata Municipality
- Country
- Greenland
- Kind
- Small airport
- Coordinates
- 72.7902° N, 56.1306° W
- Elevation
- 126 m (414 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 799 m (2,621 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, JUV means Upernavik Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: BGUK. 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 72.7902° N, 56.1306° W. It stands 126 metres (414 feet) above sea level.
Runways
Upernavik 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 14.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05/23 | 799 m 2,621 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Aappilattoq HeliportAappilattoq | AOQ | 21 km |
| Innarsuit HeliportInnarsuit | IUI | 46 km |
| Kangersuatsiaq HeliportKangersuatsiaq | KGQ | 50 km |
| Tasiusaq HeliportTasiusaq | TQA | 65 km |
| Nuugaatsiaq HeliportNuugaatsiaq | JUU | 171 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 8,209 km | 10 h 25 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 9,136 km | 11 h 30 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 8,004 km | 10 h 10 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 3,520 km | 4 h 45 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 3,700 km | 4 h 55 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 5,520 km | 7 h 10 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 11,655 km | 14 h 35 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 7,906 km | 10 h 00 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 15,425 km | 19 h 05 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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