Nuussuaq Icestrip

Project Completion. The icestrip was a temporary facility established on the ice cap of the Nuussuaq Peninsula. Its purpose was to provide logistical support for a specific mission, most likely a scientific research project (such as glaciology, ice core sampling, or geological surveys). Once the project concluded, the airstrip was no longer needed and was abandoned.

The site is an unmarked and abandoned location on the Nuussuaq Peninsula's ice cap. The prepared ice runway surface has long since been obliterated by subsequent snowfall, wind, and natural ice movement. There are no remaining structures, markings, or facilities. The location is now indistinguishable from the surrounding natural ice sheet environment.

The airstrip's significance was purely logistical, enabling access to a remote, high-altitude location on the Greenland ice sheet. It would have been used by specialized, ski-equipped aircraft (like the DHC-6 Twin Otter or possibly the larger LC-130 Hercules) to transport personnel, scientific equipment, fuel, and supplies to a field camp. It was never a public airport and handled no commercial or scheduled traffic. Its existence was tied directly to the scientific or exploratory work being conducted in the vicinity.

None. There are no plans to reopen this specific airstrip. Its coordinates are simply a record of a past operation. If a future scientific project were to take place in the same area, a new temporary icestrip would be constructed based on the project's specific needs and current ice conditions, rather than attempting to restore this historical site.