# Narsarsuaq Airport (UAK / BGBW)

**Narsarsuaq Airport** (IATA: UAK, ICAO: BGBW) is a heliport in Narsarsuaq, Kujalleq Municipality, Greenland. It opened in 1941. It is operated by Greenland Airport Authority.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/bgbw

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: UAK / BGBW
- Type: Heliport
- Operator: Greenland Airport Authority
- Serves: Narsarsuaq, Kujalleq Municipality, Greenland
- Opened: 1941
- Elevation: 34 m / 112 ft
- Coordinates: 61.1596, -45.4247
- Helipads: 1
- Time zone: UTC-2/-1 · America/Nuuk
- Website: http://www.mit.gl/en/todays-flights/airports/narsarsuaq-airport/
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Narsarsuaq_Airport (23 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2915005
- Weather station: BGBW · WMO 04270
- Ident: BGBW

## Timeline

- 1941: Narsarsuaq Airport opens.

## Helipads

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 06/24 | 1,830 m / 6,004 ft | 45 m / 148 ft | Concrete | 041° / 221° | yes |

- 06/24 slopes 1.7%: threshold 06 at 3 m / 11 ft, threshold 24 at 34 m / 112 ft.

## Routes

1 destination in 1 country. From the airport's Wikipedia article.

### Year-round (1)

- [JJU](https://dromopedia.com/airports/gl-0012.md) Qaqortoq Airport · Greenland · 56 km / 35 mi · Air Greenland

## Airlines

The figure is how many destinations each airline flies from UAK, as the routes above have them. Hubs from Wikidata.

### Passenger (1)

- GL [Air Greenland](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/air-greenland) · 1

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| AFIS | AFIS | 119.100 |

## Nearby airports

- [JJU](https://dromopedia.com/airports/gl-0012.md) Qaqortoq Airport · 56 km / 35 mi

## Sources

- [NOAA Aviation Weather Center](https://aviationweather.gov/data/api/): Weather data: NOAA Aviation Weather Center (Public Domain (US Government))
- [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/): Airport data from OurAirports (Public Domain)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org): Structured data from Wikidata (CC0 1.0)
- [Wikipedia: “Narsarsuaq Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Narsarsuaq_Airport&oldid=1363064084), revision of 7 Jul 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- [timezone-boundary-builder](https://github.com/evansiroky/timezone-boundary-builder): Time zone boundaries © OpenStreetMap contributors, timezone-boundary-builder (ODbL 1.0)
- Every figure with its source: https://dromopedia.com/airports/bgbw/data