Passengers on the scheduled flights

In the first eight months of 2019 a total of 62,134 passengers departed from the six international airports on scheduled flights, which is a decrease of 813 passengers as compared to the same period the last year.

 

Table 1. Number of passengers on scheduled flights, from January to August

	2017	2018	2019
Kangerlussuaq ..................	46,241	47,796	47,286
Nuuk ..........................	2,831	3,299	3,243
Kulusuk ........................	4,606	4,492	4,129
Ilulissat ........................	3,012	2,842	2,835
Nerlerit inaat ....................	655	675	667
Narsarsuaq .....................	3,964	3,843	3,974
Total ...........................	61,309	62,947	62,134

Table on Statbank: bank.stat.gl/tuepax

Source: Greenland Airports

 

Passengers on chartered and scheduled flights

In the first eight months of 2019 a total of 67,624 passengers departed from the six international airports on scheduled and chartered flights and, as compared to the last year, there is a decrease of 107 passengers.

 

Figure 1. Number of passengers on chartered and scheduled flights, from January to August

Table on Statbank: bank.stat.gl/tuefly

Source: Greenland Airports

 

Table 2. Number of passengers on chartered and scheduled flights, from January to August

	2017	2018	2019
Greenland ....................	20,321	22,347	22,780
Denmark .....................	18,270	19,141	18,843
Foreign countries ..............	19,023	21,117	21,116
N/A .........................	8,092	5,126	4,885
Total ........................	65,706	67,731	67,624

Table on Statbank: bank.stat.gl/tuefly

Source: Greenland Airports

 

Among the passengers under “foreign countries”, the figure below shows the distribution by country of residence.

 

Figure 2. Number of passengers distributed by country of residence, from January to August

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Source: Greenland Airports