Airports / Greenland / JEG
Aasiaat Airport
BGAA / JEGAasiaat, GreenlandELEV 74 FT
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
49 nm
To the nearest alternate
Ilulissat Airport (JAV).
Overview
Aasiaat Airport, listed as BGAA / JEG, is a mid-sized airport in Aasiaat, Greenland. Field elevation is 74 feet above sea level. Scheduled carriers operate here, and the field also sees regular private and charter activity.
While no charter operators list JEG as their home base, the field is reachable for repositioned charter aircraft from nearby bases. The closest alternate fields are Ilulissat Airport (JAV, 49 nm), Sisimiut Airport (JHS, 108 nm), and Kangerlussuaq International Airport (SFJ, 113 nm).
Trip costs from JEG are driven by the aircraft category flown and how far it must reposition. You may also see the field referenced as Mittarfik Aasiaat and Aasiaat Lufthavn. Browse operators flying from the area or estimate a trip cost from JEG to plan your flight.
Field capability
ICAO
BGAA
IATA
JEG
FAA / Local
BGAA
Elevation
74 ft
Coordinates
68.7218° N · 52.7847° W
Airspace
G · GolfClass G — GolfUncontrolled field — no tower. Pilots self-announce and sequence themselves on the common traffic advisory frequency.Source: FAA NASR class airspace
Size
Medium
Scheduled svc
Yes
Elevation vs Greenland fields
state range 33–505 ft
At 74 ft, JEG sits lower than 60% of the 10 Greenland fields on the register.
Access & alternates
Closest alternate fields by great-circle distance — every listing links to its own field brief.
- 49nmJAVIlulissat AirportIlulissat
- 108nmJHSSisimiut AirportSisimiut
- 113nmSFJKangerlussuaq International AirportKangerlussuaq
- 273nmGOHNuuk International AirportNuuk
- 410nmKUSKulusuk AirportKulusuk
- 482nmYFBIqaluit AirportIqaluit
Location
Open the full mapBGAA · Aasiaat Airport · Aasiaat, Greenland