BGUQ · JQA
Qaarsut Airport
Qaarsut Airport (BGUQ / JQA) is an airfield with scheduled airline service serving Uummannaq. The field lies at 289 ft (88 m) above sea level and has a single runway of 2,953 ft (900 m), gravel. Its nearest neighbour is Ilulissat Airport (JAV), 96 nm SSE.
Qaarsut Airport is a smaller field, so Alārium does not attribute movements to it directly — but aircraft flying near it appear on the live map like any other, at their real altitude and on their real track.
Location
- Elevation
- 289 ft (88 m)
- Coordinates
- 70.7342, -52.6962
- Serving
- Uummannaq
- Time zone
- America/Godthab
Runways1 · longest 2,953 ft
The diagram is drawn from published threshold coordinates, so each runway sits where it actually sits — true bearings, true separations, true lengths. Runway widths are exaggerated against length, which at true proportion would draw a hairline. It is a diagram, not a chart to navigate by.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lighting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15/33 | 2,953 ft900 m | 98 ft | Gravel | — |
Nearby airfields
Runway and field data from the OurAirports public-domain dataset. Positions are ADS-B, which covers most but not all aircraft.