Airports / Greenland / NAQ
Qaanaaq Airport
BGQQ / NAQQaanaaq, GreenlandELEV 51 FT
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
58 nm
To the nearest alternate
Pituffik Space Base (THU).
Overview
Qaanaaq Airport, listed as BGQQ / NAQ, is a mid-sized airport in Qaanaaq, Greenland. The field lies at an elevation of 51 feet. The airport supports scheduled airline service as well as private jet and charter movements.
NAQ has no resident charter fleet; trips here are typically flown by operators repositioning from surrounding airports. Useful alternates include Pituffik Space Base (THU, 58 nm), Alert Airport (YLT, 310 nm), and Resolute Bay Airport (YRB, 400 nm).
Quotes for flights out of NAQ vary with aircraft type, repositioning, and schedule flexibility. The airport is also known as Mittarfik Qaanaaq and Thule. Use the cost estimator to model a trip from NAQ, or browse verified operators serving the area.
Field capability
ICAO
BGQQ
IATA
NAQ
FAA / Local
BGQQ
Elevation
51 ft
Coordinates
77.4886° N · 69.3887° 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 51 ft, NAQ sits lower than 70% 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.
- 58nmTHUPituffik Space BasePituffik
- 310nmYLTAlert AirportAlert
- 400nmYRBResolute Bay AirportResolute Bay
- 560nmYUXHall Beach AirportSanirajak
- 581nmJAVIlulissat AirportIlulissat
- 596nmJEGAasiaat AirportAasiaat
Location
Open the full mapBGQQ · Qaanaaq Airport · Qaanaaq, Greenland