Flights to Greenland - seasonal ex-North America?

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I'm looking to go from Canada/US to visit Greenland & Iceland (very tentative plans), but am having trouble finding flights. It seems that there's generally flights from Copenhagen, but I'd rather not go all the way there to fly back to Greenland.

It appears there are seasonal flights from Iqulait in Nunavut, Canada from June to September, but I'm keen to go in March.

There are other mentions of flights from NYC airbases, but that's probably not available to me.

So the question - is it possible to get to Greenland/Iceland from Canada/US during March/April, without going via Denmark?



Best Answer

There was a flight from North America a few years ago -- Baltimore airport, to be precise -- but it was cancelled after less than a year.

It seemed to me that Air Greenland had chosen poorly, since they ran the flight all through the fall and winter, but finally gave it up as too expensive in the early spring, because not enough people were booking. But who wants to go to Greenland except in the summer?

So, yes, you'll have to go via Iceland. That's pretty direct, isn't it? Not like having to go all the way to Denmark and back. No worse than a typical hub-and-spoke connecting flight in America.

EDITED TO ADD: It seems there is now a summer flight from Iqaluit, Canada to Nuuk. Getting to Iqaluit may be trickier than getting to Reykjavik, though, and you still don't end up at the Kangerlussuaq central hub.




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Which airline flies to Greenland?

Most people travel by plane to Greenland. There are currently two airlines that offer tickets to Greenland on a regular basis. Air Greenland operates routes to Greenland from Copenhagen and Reykjavik and Air Iceland from Reykjavik in Iceland.

Are there direct flights from the US to Greenland?

Getting to Greenland by air Air Greenland and Icelandair are the only two airlines operating international flights to Greenland. Due to the huge distances, travelers have to fly directly to the city they wish to visit as there are no roads or trains between towns in Greenland.

Where does Icelandair fly in Greenland?

Icelandair has direct flights from Iceland to Greenland. Just a short, 2-hour flight from Reykjavik Airport (RKV) takes you to the village of Kulusuk (KUS), situated on the island of the same name in East Greenland.

How to get from New York to Greenland?

Flying from New York to Iceland's Keflav\xedk International Airport takes 6 hours over a distance of approx 2600 miles (4170 kilometers). Flight times from Iceland to Greenland are 2-3 hours.



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