Ice Happens: Why You Might Expect A U-Turn When Flying To Greenland’s Nuuk Airport In Winter

2024 was an exciting year for commercial aviation in Greenland, culminating in the opening of the newly rebuilt and expanded Nuuk Airport (GOH) in the southwest of the territory. This saw the facility switched from a regional airport capable of handling small aircraft to one that can serve large widebody jets, allowing for better access to the territory’s west coast compared to the previous hub at Kangerlussuaq.