# Qaqortoq Airport (JJU / BGQO)

**Qaqortoq Airport** (IATA: JJU, ICAO: BGQO) is a medium airport in Qaqortoq, Kujalleq Municipality, Greenland. It opened on 16 Apr 2026. It has one runway, 1,501 m (4,924 ft) long, asphalt.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/gl-0012

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: JJU / BGQO
- Type: Medium airport
- Serves: Qaqortoq, Kujalleq Municipality, Greenland
- Opened: 16 Apr 2026 (Wikipedia)
- Elevation: 154 m / 505 ft
- Coordinates: 60.7638, -46.0650
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 1,501 m / 4,924 ft
- Time zone: UTC-2/-1 · America/Nuuk
- Website: https://www.airports.gl/en/airport/qaqortoq-airport/
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qaqortoq_Airport (3 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q56295287
- Weather station: BGQO
- Ident: GL-0012

## Timeline

- 16 Apr 2026: Qaqortoq Airport opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 11/29 | 1,501 m / 4,924 ft | 30 m / 98 ft | Asphalt | 091° / 271° | yes |

## Routes

8 destinations in 2 countries. From the airport's Wikipedia article.

### Year-round (4)

- [JNS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/bgns.md) Narsaq Heliport · Greenland · 17 km / 11 mi · Air Greenland
- [UAK](https://dromopedia.com/airports/bgbw.md) Narsarsuaq Airport · Greenland · 56 km / 35 mi · Air Greenland
- [JNN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/bgnn.md) Nanortalik Heliport · Greenland · 83 km / 52 mi · Air Greenland
- [GOH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/bggh.md) Nuuk International Airport · Greenland · 478 km / 297 mi · Air Greenland

### Seasonal (4)

- [QUW](https://dromopedia.com/airports/bgas.md) Ammassivik Heliport · Greenland · 42 km / 26 mi · Air Greenland
- [LLU](https://dromopedia.com/airports/bgap.md) Alluitsup Paa Heliport · Greenland · 43 km / 27 mi · Air Greenland
- [JFR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/bgpt.md) Paamiut Airport · Greenland · 237 km / 147 mi · Air Greenland
- [KEF](https://dromopedia.com/airports/bikf.md) Keflavik International Airport · Iceland · 1,253 km / 779 mi · Icelandair

## Airlines

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

### Passenger (2)

- GL [Air Greenland](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/air-greenland) · 7
- FI [Icelandair](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/icelandair) · 1 · seasonal

## Rankings

Ranked among 48,075 open airports; = marks a shared place.

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 1,501 m / 4,924 ft | #6,979 of 29,858 | #2,731 in North America | #6 in GL |
| Elevation | 154 m / 505 ft | =26,947 of 43,403 | =12,883 in North America | #3 in GL |
| Age | Opened 2026 | =14,961 of 15,079 | =12,077 in North America | #12 in GL |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =2,583 in North America | =1 in GL |

## Nearby airports

No open airport within 150 km / 93 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: “Qaqortoq Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Qaqortoq_Airport&oldid=1366856859), revision of 30 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/gl-0012/data