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May 23, 2014 (newstodate): Plans abound for the development of the airport infrastructure in Greenland, but so far few firm decision have been made by the country's politicians.
Greenland's airport are managed by Mittarfeqarfiit, Greenland Airports that operates 13 airports and 46 heliports and helipads, and in 2013 Greenland's airports saw the volume of passengers down by four percent, y-o-y, to 397,856, while the volume of flight operations was up 3.7 percent.
The Atlantic passengers totaled 159,432, passengers through regional airports totaled 194,350, heliports generated 22,482 passengers, while helipads accounted for 21,592 passengers.
All Atlantic passengers pass through two airports in densely populated areas, Kangerlussuaq and Narsarsuaq, but the bulk will have to transfer domestically to the larger cities, with Nuuk accounting for the vast majority.
-There are currently no plans to close down any of the existing airports while rumors are indeed always circulating, says Hans Henrik Lichtenberg, Mittarfeqarfiit Head of Communication.
-Our prime minister, Aleqa Hammond recently stated that she finds it inconvenient that our prime international airports at Narsarsuaq and Kangerlussuaq are former military bases without anything except exactly an airport. She would like to see these international airports relocated to places where most people live, thus relieving the need for frequent change of aircraft.
-But over-all, we are not able to say much about the future of these individual airports, says Mr Lichtenberg.
Greenland's airport are managed by Mittarfeqarfiit, Greenland Airports that operates 13 airports and 46 heliports and helipads, and in 2013 Greenland's airports saw the volume of passengers down by four percent, y-o-y, to 397,856, while the volume of flight operations was up 3.7 percent.
The Atlantic passengers totaled 159,432, passengers through regional airports totaled 194,350, heliports generated 22,482 passengers, while helipads accounted for 21,592 passengers.
All Atlantic passengers pass through two airports in densely populated areas, Kangerlussuaq and Narsarsuaq, but the bulk will have to transfer domestically to the larger cities, with Nuuk accounting for the vast majority.
-There are currently no plans to close down any of the existing airports while rumors are indeed always circulating, says Hans Henrik Lichtenberg, Mittarfeqarfiit Head of Communication.
-Our prime minister, Aleqa Hammond recently stated that she finds it inconvenient that our prime international airports at Narsarsuaq and Kangerlussuaq are former military bases without anything except exactly an airport. She would like to see these international airports relocated to places where most people live, thus relieving the need for frequent change of aircraft.
-But over-all, we are not able to say much about the future of these individual airports, says Mr Lichtenberg.