Airports / Greenland / JJU
Qaqortoq Airport
BGQO / JJUQaqortoq, GreenlandELEV 505 FT
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
258 nm
To the nearest alternate
Nuuk International Airport (GOH).
Overview
Qaqortoq Airport (BGQO / JJU) sits in Qaqortoq, Greenland, where it functions as a mid-sized airport. The field lies at an elevation of 505 feet. The airport supports scheduled airline service as well as private jet and charter movements.
JJU has no resident charter fleet; trips here are typically flown by operators repositioning from surrounding airports. Useful alternates include Nuuk International Airport (GOH, 258 nm), Kulusuk Airport (KUS, 376 nm), and Kangerlussuaq International Airport (SFJ, 394 nm).
Quotes for flights out of JJU vary with aircraft type, repositioning, and schedule flexibility. The airport is also known as Qaqortoq. Use the cost estimator to model a trip from JJU, or browse verified operators serving the area.
Field capability
ICAO
BGQO
IATA
JJU
FAA / Local
BGQO
Elevation
505 ft
Coordinates
60.7638° N · 46.0650° 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 505 ft, JJU sits higher than 90% 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.
- 258nmGOHNuuk International AirportNuuk
- 376nmKUSKulusuk AirportKulusuk
- 394nmSFJKangerlussuaq International AirportKangerlussuaq
- 423nmJHSSisimiut AirportSisimiut
- 507nmJEGAasiaat AirportAasiaat
- 524nmJAVIlulissat AirportIlulissat
Location
Open the full mapGL-0012 · Qaqortoq Airport · Qaqortoq, Greenland