Will Not Shut Down Kangerlussuaq Airport

Danish Defense Minister Trine Bramsen says the Danish government will not shut down the airport in Kangerlussuaq when the new airports in Nuuk, Ilulissat and Qaqortoq open in 2023, according to KNR.

- The airport is important for the Danish defense to be able to solvei ts tasks on Greenland, the Minister said during a meeting in the Greenland committee of the Danish Folketing.

Later this fall, an agreement between Greenland’s self-rule authorities and the Danish defense about principles for the future use of Kangerlussuaq airport will be presented, Bramsen said at the meeting.