Airport information, from map to hotels via aeronautical information. And the aeronautical weather for the pilots with current weather and short-term forecasts with METAR (METeorological Aerodrome Report, observation message of meteorological conditions for aviation) and TAF (Terminal Aerodrome Forecast: short-term forecast message of meteorological conditions for aviation ). And other resources such as VAC (Visual Approach Chart) to prepare flights.
Qaanaaq airport (Greenland)
This airport is located near the North Pole. It is one of the northernmost airports in the world.
Qaanaaq airport is located near Qaanaaq, with Qaanaaq at 1mi↑, Dundas at 65mi↑, Pond Inlet at 363mi↑, Upernavik at 399mi↑, Arctic Bay at 412mi↑, Resolute at 460mi↑,→ See also Northernmost airports in Greenland and Southernmost airports in Greenland
→ See also airports in Greenland
aerial view of Qaanaaq airport
Airport code
- ICAO code : BGQQ
- IATA code : NAQ
- Local code : -
Elevation : 16 m = 52ft
→ See also Highest airports in Greenland and Lowest airports in Greenland
Runways
- runway 17/35 : 900m = 2953ft
→ See also Airports with Longest runways in Greenland
Coming to Qaanaaq airport
Hotels : book on Hotels.com Booking Expedia Abritel
Taxi : book on Taxi Booking
activities : Getyourguide
By plane :
- Qaanaaq airport at 0mi : book on Trip.com
- Siorapaluk heliport at 28mi : book on Trip.com
- Pituffik Space Base airport at 67mi : book on Trip.com
Aviation weather for Qaanaaq airport BGQQ NAQ
METAR for Qaanaaq airport BGQQ NAQ
BGQQ 271550Z 08021KT 9999 DRSN FEW033 SCT046 BKN083 M21/M28 Q1013 RESN
Decoded METAR for Qaanaaq airport BGQQ NAQ
METAR issued by BGQQ on Friday, February 27, 2026 at 15:50 UTC, Warning : this METAR is out of date, issued 3 hours and 3 minutes ago.
visibility is greater than 10km = greater than 6mi.
The temperature is -21°C = -6°F, dew point is -28°C = -18°F. The air is humid : relative air humidity is 53 %.
QNH is 1013hPa = 29.91inHg
Wind 39km/h = 21kt, direction is 80°.
Clouds : few clouds at 3300ft = 1010m. scattered clouds at 4600ft = 1400m. broken at 8300ft = 2530m.
low drifting snow
recently snow
TAF for Qaanaaq airport BGQQ NAQ
BGQQ 271456Z 2715/2719 13018KT 9999 -SN DRSN BKN050 TEMPO 10022G32KT 0800 BLSN BKN035
Decoded TAF for Qaanaaq airport BGQQ NAQ
TAF issued by BGQQ on Friday, February 27, 2026 at 14:56 UTC, issued 3 hours and 57 minutes. weather forecast for 4 hours, weather forecast updated every 3 hours.
from Friday, February 27, 2026 à 15:00 heure TU to Friday, February 27, 2026 à 19:00 heure UTC
2715/2719 13018KT 9999 -SN DRSN BKN050
wind 18kt = 33km/h, direction is 130°
Visibility is greater than 10km = greater than 6mi.
light snow
low drifting snow
broken at 5000ft = 1520m
temporarily
TEMPO 10022G32KT 0800 BLSN BKN035
wind 22kt = 41km/h with gusts at 32kt = 59km/h, direction is 100°
Visibility is 1km = 0mi.
blowing snow
broken at 3500ft = 1070m
NOTAM for Qaanaaq airport
Around Qaanaaq airport (Greenland)
near
- Hotels in Qaanaaq
- MoMA (New York) at 2541mi↑
- Renaissance Philadelphia Downtown Hotel (Philadelphia) at 2599mi↑
- Le Matissia (Paris) at 2676mi↑
- Paris at 2678mi↑
- Hotel Monge (Paris) at 2678mi↑
- Hotel Origami (Strasbourg) at 2775mi↑
- Hôtel Cour du Corbeau (Strasbourg) at 2777mi↑
- Station de montagne Le Champ du Feu at 2780mi↑
- Station de montagne Le Lac Blanc at 2795mi↑
- Station de montagne Gerardmer at 2797mi↑
- Station de montagne Le Tanet at 2799mi↑
- Station de montagne Les Trois Fours at 2800mi↑
- for Qaanaaq airport at 0mi↑
- for Siorapaluk airport at 28mi↑
- for Moriusaq airport at 51mi↑
nearest airports to Qaanaaq airport (Greenland)
- Siorapaluk heliport (BGSI SRK ) at 28mi↑NOTAM
- Moriusaq heliport (BGMO MOR) at 51mi↑NOTAM
- Pituffik Space Base airport (BGTL THU ) at 67mi↑METAR NOTAM
- Camp Tuto airport ( GL-0008) at 75mi↑defunct airport
- Dundas airport (BGDU ) at 82mi↑defunct airport
- Savissivik heliport (BGSV SVR ) at 122mi↑NOTAM
- Grise Fiord airport (CYGZ YGZ ) at 223mi↑NOTAM
- Eureka airport (CYEU YEU ) at 280mi↑NOTAM
- Kullorsuaq heliport (BGKQ KHQ ) at 285mi↑NOTAM
- NEEM Camp Skiway airport ( GL-0001) at 286mi↑defunct airport
- Tanquary Fiord airport ( CJQ6) at 286mi↑
- Nuussuaq Icestrip airport ( GL-0009) at 309mi↑defunct airport
- Nuussuaq heliport (BGNU NSQ NUS) at 312mi↑NOTAM
- Alert airport (CYLT YLT ) at 357mi↑TAF NOTAM
- Pond Inlet airport (CYIO YIO ) at 365mi↑METAR TAF NOTAM
- Tasiusaq heliport (BGTA TQA ) at 365mi↑NOTAM
→ See also Former airports in Greenland
Data sources
- Infos générales : AVWX, France FFPLUM
- METAR : AVWX
- TAF : AVWX
- Météo générale : Openweathermap et AVWX
- NOTAM : FAA
- VAC : France DGAC/SIA, Espagne ENAIRE, Belgique SKEYES
- Aerial maps : Google Maps, Microsoft Bing ou OpenStreetMap
