Nuuk
Nuuk is the capital of Greenland and is the largest and oldest town.
Nuuk is the capital of Greenland and is the largest and oldest town. Nuuk is a busy place which has the appearance of lots happening compared to the quieter towns of Greenland. It was established by the Danish missionary, Hans Egede in 1728. It has a university, a cathedral and the National museum.
Nuuk is full of experiences not found anywhere else in Greenland. Marvel at mummies in the Greenland National Museum. Try a tasting flight of local craft beers at Greenland’s largest microbrewery. Learn about urban arctic living and the move toward Greenlandic independence with a city and parliament tour. Evaluate new and old expressions of Inuit culture at the Nuuk Art Museum. Play collegiate at Greenland University and see students preparing as Greenland’s future leaders.
Nuuk has an upgraded international airport (GOH) with a new terminal and an expanded runway which is now 2,000 metres (6,600 feet) long and 45 metres (147 feet) wide, making it big enough for the A330 to fly there. As a point of comparison, the airport’s runway was previously only 930 metres (3,051 feet) long, so this project more than doubled the length.
With the expanded airport being open, we’re seeing route additions beyond just Air Greenland and Air Iceland. In the summer of 2025, United will fly to Nuuk 2 x weekly from Newark (EWR), and SAS will fly to Nuuk 3 x weekly from Copenhagen (CPH). This represents a major capacity increase for the airport. Air Greenland will continue to operate domestic flights from Nuuk to every region of the country.
In the summer of 2025, Air Greenland will resume flights to Canada, with a 513-mile turboprop flight from Nuuk to Iqaluit (YFB), connecting Greenland to the Canadian Arctic.
The Arctic Umiaq Line coastal ferry docks in Nuuk twice weekly, once headed south and once headed north.
Please see suggested itineraries that include Nuuk below:
