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A new airport has opened in Qaqortoq, giving international travellers direct access to the main town of South Greenland for the first time. <\/p>\n
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It marks the opening up of one of the Arctic\u2019s most diverse and lesser-visited areas.<\/p>\n
\u201cSouth Greenland offers a rare combination of powerful nature and a living culture shaped over generations,\u201d says Visit Greenland Director Anne Nivika Gr\u00f8dem. <\/p>\n
\u201cImproved access allows us to welcome visitors with greater intention \u2013 encouraging travel with curiosity, while creating lasting value for local communities and more meaningful experiences for our guests.\u201d<\/p>\n
Discover the fjords and fertile valleys of South Greenland<\/p>\n
Previously accessible only by helicopter<\/a> or boat, Qaqortoq has now become the main gateway to the south, with year-round flights from Greenland\u2019s capital Nuuk and seasonal connections from Iceland. <\/p>\n The airport replaces Narsarsuaq \u2013 around 60 kilometres away \u2013 as the primary access point, significantly reducing travel time to the southern hub of Greenland. <\/p>\n South Greenland<\/a> is known for its green pastures, sheep farming and wild nature. The area offers fjords, fertile valleys and a rich cultural landscape shaped by Inuit communities and Norse settlers since the time of Erik the Red more than 1,000 years ago. <\/p>\n Improved access also opens routes to areas such as Tasermiut Fjord, an area of dramatic peaks and often referred to as \u201cthe Patagonia of Greenland\u201d.<\/p>\n Flight connections from Qaqortoq to Nuuk and Keflav\u00edk<\/p>\n The opening forms part of a wider expansion of Greenland\u2019s aviation network, following Nuuk\u2019s airport<\/a> and ahead of Ilulissat\u2019s new airport later this year \u2013 making Greenland increasingly accessible as a multi-destination destination.<\/p>\n Air Greenland expects around two daily flights between Nuuk and Qaqortoq year-round, with up to 17 weekly rotations during the summer period. Icelandair plans four weekly summer flights between Keflav\u00edk and Qaqortoq.<\/p>\n