Airports / Greenland / GOH
Nuuk International Airport
BGGH / GOHNuuk, GreenlandELEV 283 FT
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
171 nm
To the nearest alternate
Kangerlussuaq International Airport (SFJ).
Overview
Located in Nuuk, Greenland, Nuuk International Airport (BGGH / GOH) operates as a large commercial airport. The airport sits 283 feet above sea level. Alongside scheduled airline service, the airport handles a steady flow of private and charter traffic.
No charter operator is headquartered on the field, but operators routinely position aircraft into GOH for departures. When weather or ramp space demands it, nearby options are Kangerlussuaq International Airport (SFJ, 171 nm), Sisimiut Airport (JHS, 173 nm), and Qaqortoq Airport (JJU, 258 nm).
Charter pricing from GOH depends on aircraft category, positioning distance, and trip timing. In directories and search listings it also appears under Godthåb and Nuussuaq. Compare rated operators or run a route through the cost estimator to gauge pricing from Nuuk.
Field capability
ICAO
BGGH
IATA
GOH
FAA / Local
BGGH
Elevation
283 ft
Coordinates
64.1911° N · 51.6791° 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
Large
Scheduled svc
Yes
Elevation vs Greenland fields
state range 33–505 ft
At 283 ft, GOH sits higher than 80% 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.
- 171nmSFJKangerlussuaq International AirportKangerlussuaq
- 173nmJHSSisimiut AirportSisimiut
- 258nmJJUQaqortoq AirportQaqortoq
- 273nmJEGAasiaat AirportAasiaat
- 304nmJAVIlulissat AirportIlulissat
- 379nmKUSKulusuk AirportKulusuk
Location
Open the full mapBGGH · Nuuk International Airport · Nuuk, Greenland