Leg 165 BGSF - Kangerlussuaq (Greenland - Denmark) to BGKK - Kulusuk (Greenland - Denmark)
BGSF - Airport Info
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ICAO code: BGSF
Airport name: Kangerlussuaq Airport
Location: Kangerlussuaq
Useful information
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Time zone: UTC-
Lighted runways : Yes
Maximum runway length: '
Runway surface : Asphalt
Instrument approach (ILS, LOC, LDA, and SDF):
Kangerlussuaq Info
Kangerlussuaq, also known as Sonder Stroemfiord, was an American airbase until September 1992. We hope you will enjoy your stay here in our village with its beautiful surroundings.
Kangerlussuaq is much more than just an international airport. Just outside the airport fascinating wildlife with chances of seeing musk ox, reindeers, arctic foxes, falcons, eagles, ravens and some of the most power full northern lights during the winter.
Kangerlussuaq has the easiest access to the inland ice of Greenland. You can easily get to the inland ice by car, bike, Icelandic horse or by foot. The distance from Kangerlussuaq to the inland ice is only 25 km.
BGKK - Airport Info
ICAO code: BGKK
Airport name: Kulusuk Airport
Location: Kulusuk
Useful information
Airport elevation: '
Time zone: UTC-
Lighted runways : Yes
Maximum runway length: '
Runway surface : Asphalt
Instrument approach (ILS, LOC, LDA, and SDF):
Kulusuk Info
Kulusuk - East Greenland’s international airport,situated on Kulusuk Island, is but a small airport with a gravel landing strip. At the same time this is one of Greenland's most busy airports with 3 - 5 daily arrivals and departures 6 days a week from Iceland, Reykjavik Domestic Airport, and West Greenland. Transport between Kulusuk and Tasiilaq is carried out by helicopter. The airport was built when establishing the American DYE-radar stations and replaced the Ikateq airfield located further in the Ammassalik fiord.
Kulusuk - The Island.
The island is relatively small so hiking from the airport to the village won't take more than 40 minutes. The walk takes you across the Arctic tundra carpeted in Arctic flowers and glacier buttercups, or you can hike straight up the hill to an eerie mountain lake before descending to the town. Don't miss the beautiful, haunting cemetery, which is festooned with plastic flowers and set against a stark and icy Arctic landscape.
In former times Kulusuk Island was the most inhabited area in Ammassalik district, due to the good fishing and hunting ground around the island. In 1930, 165 people inhabited Kulusuk, compared to Tasiilaq’s 112. Today 302 lives in Kulusuk making the settlement the 2nd largest in Ammassalik after Kuummiut.
Kulusuk - The Settlement.
When you’re coming to East Greenland, one of the first settlements you’ll have a chance to visit is Kulusuk. As the other settlements in Ammassalik, Kulusuk remains relatively immune to Western influence despite the regular influx of tourists, partly because the villagers follow a more traditional way of life and partly because visitors tend to only stay short-term.
Kulusuk is the perfect introduction to the settlements of the Ammassalik area. The tiny village clings to the rocky island above a glittering sea of icebergs with dramatic mountain peaks as a backdrop.
Fishing and service industries are becoming more important, but hunting seal, whale and polar bears is still an important source of income for the many families.
Service industries are becoming encreasingly more important, but traditional hunting and fishing is still an important source of income for many of the families.
Souvenirs.
In Kulusuk one will find some of the district's most gifted craftsmen and their Tupilaks are of very high quality. In the Hotel and The Kulusuk Trading Post, these souvenirs are offered for sale.