Whether you have a layover, overnight sleepover or you are just quickly passing through, our Narsaruaq Airport Guide is a great place to start planning your visit. Here, you’ll find information on services and facilities available inside the airport – including details about airport lounges, WiFi, mobile charging points, lockers, 24-hour food options, nearby hotels, and everything in between.
The problem is that the airport closes for the night so there’s no hope of sleeping there. – a traveller
UAK Airport Overview
To help you plan your layover or overnight sleepover, here is a quick run-down about what to expect during your time at Narsarsuaq Airport.
What to Expect
Narsarsuaq Airport (code: UAK) has a tiny terminal that handles flights across Greenland and to Iceland and Denmark. Facilities are limited to a basic cafeteria and a duty-free shop.
Sleeping in Narsarsuaq Airport
Due to minimal operating hours, spending the night here is impossible. For uninterrupted sleep, a hotel is within walking distance. See our Airport Hotels section below for more info, or read some traveller airport reviews for more tips.
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In this guide we may refer to locations as “landside” and “airside”. Landside is the public area of the terminal located in the non-secure zone, before security. Airside is the secure area of the terminal that you must reach by going through security. For more information on Europe’s Schengen Area, click here.
Airport Hours
The airport is open 8:15 AM – 4:45 PM (Mon-Sat).
Airport Hotels
If sleeping in the airport sounds like a nightmare, there are hotels near Narsarsuaq Airport:
- Hotel Narsarsuaq – A short walk to the airport terminal. » Check Rates
For more options, visit Tripadvisor to see a list of hotels in Narsarsuaq, search for deals and read traveller reviews.
Airport Lounges
As of this update, we could not confirm whether the airport has any first-class or business lounges. If you know, click here to update this airport guide.
Rest & Relaxation Zones
There are no dedicated sleeping areas, quiet areas or rest zones. If this information has changed, click here to update this guide.
Drinking Water
Information is unavailable. Does the airport have water fountains or water bottle refill stations? Click here to update this guide.
Food & Drinks
There is a cafeteria.
Luggage Storage & Lockers
Unavailable. If this is incorrect, click here to update this guide.
Mobile Charging
At the time of this update, we had no information about mobile charging availability. If you know, click here to update this airport guide.
Showers
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WiFi/Internet
Information not available. Click here to update this guide.
More Airport Information
Duty-Free & Shopping – A Nanoq Duty-Free shop is available at the airport. No further details are known.
Information Desk – There is a small tourist office at the airport that may be of assistance. They may also be able to arrange ground transportation for you.
SIM Cards – A reader has asked us to include where to buy SIM Cards. If you know, click here to update this airport guide.
Hotel Shuttles
See also Airport Hotels above.
Taxis
Taxis are available in the ground transportation area. Transfers to local settlements are usually done by boat (or helicopter!). A taxi ride is necessary to get you to the port (2.5 km from the terminal).
Last updated: 2024-08-26
This guide is for informational purposes only to assist with your planning. All information, including rates and hours, is subject to change at any time without notice. The information in this airport guide is based on information collected and/or received from the airports, lounges, hotels, transportation providers, and their websites. We are not representatives of any of the above-mentioned service providers. To report errors or to add/update any items mentioned in the guide: update the airport guide or write a review.