Qaqortoq Airport (under construction)

Not applicable. The project represents the construction of a brand-new airport to serve Qaqortoq, not the closure of a pre-existing one.

The site is an active construction zone for the new Qaqortoq Airport. The project, managed by the state-owned company Kalaallit Airports, involves the construction of a 1,500-meter (4,921 ft) runway, a terminal building, and other necessary airside and landside infrastructure. The unofficial code GL-0012 is used by some flight data services to identify the construction location.

The site itself has no prior aviation history. The project's significance is that it will provide the first fixed-wing aircraft runway for Qaqortoq, the largest town in Southern Greenland. Historically, the town has been served exclusively by the Qaqortoq Heliport (IATA: JJU, ICAO: BGJH). All air travel required helicopter transfers, typically to the larger Narsarsuaq Airport (BGBW) to connect with fixed-wing flights. The construction of this new airport is a major infrastructure project intended to improve connectivity, boost tourism, and support economic development in the region by allowing direct flights.

The facility is not reopening but is scheduled for its inaugural opening. According to projections from Kalaallit Airports, the new Qaqortoq Airport is expected to be completed and become operational by the end of 2025 or in early 2026. Once open, it will replace the helicopter-only service with direct domestic and potentially international flights using fixed-wing aircraft like the De Havilland Canada Dash 8.