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Greenland Airport Authority 
Type State owned Industry Airport operation Headquarters Nuuk, Greenland Area served Greenland Key people Niels Kreutzmann[1] Revenue DKK 244 million (2003) Operating income DKK -31 million (2003) Net income DKK -127 million (2005) Employees 391 (2003) Parent Government of Greenland Website www.glv.gl The Greenland Airport Authority (Kalaallisut: Mittarfeqarfiit, Danish: Grønlands Lufthavnsvæsen) is the national airport operator of the airports in Greenland, in charge of airport upgrades and associated fees and taxes in all airports in Greenland.[1]
Owned by the Government of Greenland, it operates 13 airports, all of which can accommodate fixed-wing STOL operations year-round, and two can handle airliners. It also operates a large, countrywide network of heliports, of which 8 are primary heliports, while the rest are considered helistops.
Mittarfeqarfiit semi-truck in Uummannaq
The company employs over 400 people, mainly staffing the main airports. Most of the helistops are staffed by Air Greenland. The Greenlandic Airport Authority also owns two airport hotels, at Kangerlussuaq and Narsarsuaq. It also operates an AFIS school at Narsarsuaq.
For all the airports operated by the authority, see the List of airports in Greenland.
International airports
Air Iceland is the only non-Greenlandic airline providing scheduled international connections to GreenlandAirport Municipality International connection Airlines Ilulissat Airport Qaasuitsup Reykjavík-domestic Air Iceland[2] Kangerlussuaq Airport Qeqqata Copenhagen Air Greenland[3] Kulusuk Airport Sermersooq Reykjavík-domestic Air Iceland[2] Narsarsuaq Airport Kujalleq Reykjavík-domestic Air Iceland [2] Nerlerit Inaat Airport Sermersooq Reykjavík-domestic Air Iceland[2] Nuuk Airport Sermersooq Reykjavík-domestic, Reykjavík-Keflavík Air Greenland[3], Air Iceland[2] References
- ^ a b Kalaallit Nunaata Radioa (Greenlandic Broadcasting Corporation), 2010/05/05 (Danish)
- ^ a b c d e Air Iceland Timetable
- ^ a b Air Greenland, Departures and Arrivals
Companies of Greenland Air Greenland • Arctic Umiaq Line • Atuagkat Bookstore • Bank of Greenland • Brugsen • Diskoline • Great Greenland • Greenland Venture • Kalaallit Nunaata Radioa • KNI • Mittarfeqarfiit • NUNAOIL • Nuuk TV • Nuup Bussii • Pilersuisoq • Pisiffik • Post Greenland • Sermitsiaq • Royal Arctic Line • Royal Greenland • TELE Greenland • Upernavik SeafoodCategories:- Airport operators
- Companies of Greenland
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