Passengers on the scheduled flights

In the first nine months of 2019 a total of 70,260 passengers departed from the six international airports on scheduled flights, which is a decrease of 745 passengers as compared to the same period the last year.

 

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

	2017	2018	2019
Kangerlussuaq ..................	52,308	53,775	53,435
Nuuk ..........................	3,669	3,804	3,697
Kulusuk .......................	5,049	4,903	4,485
Ilulissat .......................	3,302	3,084	3,063
Nerlerit inaat ...................	720	743	777
Narsarsuaq ....................	4,594	4,696	4,803
Total ..........................	69,642	71,005	70,260

Table on Statbank: bank.stat.gl/tueupax

Source: Greenland Airports

 

Passengers on chartered and scheduled flights

In the first nine months of 2019 a total of 77,028 passengers departed from the six international airports on scheduled and chartered flights, compared to the last year, this is a decrease of 1,242 passengers.

 

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

 

Table on Statbank: bank.stat.gl/tuefly

Source: Greenland Airports

 

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

	2017	2018	2019
Greenland ...................	22,221	24,429	25,089
Denmark ....................	20,839	21,838	21,636
Foreign countries .............	22,660	25,845	25,136
N/A .........................	10,191	6,158	5,167
Total .......................	75,911	78,270	77,028

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 September

Table on Statbank: bank.stat.gl/tuefly

Source: Greenland Airports