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Sep 20, 2018 (newstodate): While not included in Greenland's current projects for modernization of its airports infrastructure, the country's existing Transatlantic airport at Kangerlussuaq still has an important role to play in the country's infrastructure.
This is again clearly demonstrated in a recent paper produced by Greenland's Department for Infrastructure.
According to the paper, Kangerlussuaq has an up-time performance at 99.8 percent meaning that the airport has closed to flight operations in only 0.2 percent of the time.
By comparison, the airport at Nuuk has an up-time performance at 89.9 percent, Ilulissat 94.5 percent, and Sisimiut an up-time at 88 percent.
With 24/7/360 days' up-time and a 2,810m runway the airport plays a crucial role in today's Transatlantic air services as an ETOPS alternative airport as well as in Greenland's infrastructure as a whole serving as the country's Transatlantic airport.
This role may change when the new airport infrastructure is in place which means that the runway at the capital airport at Nuuk will be extended from today's 950m to 1,800m, Ilulissat Airport will also have its runway extended to 1,800m from today's 845m, and a new airport will be constructed at Qaqortoq with a 1,200m runway.
The future of Kangerlussuaq Airport is still much debated, with one vision seeing the airport relegated to the role as helicopter airport after the opening of a new airport at Nuuk.
This is again clearly demonstrated in a recent paper produced by Greenland's Department for Infrastructure.
According to the paper, Kangerlussuaq has an up-time performance at 99.8 percent meaning that the airport has closed to flight operations in only 0.2 percent of the time.
By comparison, the airport at Nuuk has an up-time performance at 89.9 percent, Ilulissat 94.5 percent, and Sisimiut an up-time at 88 percent.
With 24/7/360 days' up-time and a 2,810m runway the airport plays a crucial role in today's Transatlantic air services as an ETOPS alternative airport as well as in Greenland's infrastructure as a whole serving as the country's Transatlantic airport.
This role may change when the new airport infrastructure is in place which means that the runway at the capital airport at Nuuk will be extended from today's 950m to 1,800m, Ilulissat Airport will also have its runway extended to 1,800m from today's 845m, and a new airport will be constructed at Qaqortoq with a 1,200m runway.
The future of Kangerlussuaq Airport is still much debated, with one vision seeing the airport relegated to the role as helicopter airport after the opening of a new airport at Nuuk.