Number of air passengers continues to increase sharply

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The statement of air travelers abroad from Statistics Greenland gives a picture of the busyness of air traffic, and the numbers continue to explode.

The statistics show that the number of passengers on scheduled flights from January to March in 2026 was 19,003.

This is an increase of a whopping 23.8 percent compared to the same period in 2025.

The vast majority of passengers travel from the new airport in Nuuk.

As the table below shows, the number of passengers in Nuuk has increased from 14,026 in the first quarter of 2025 to 18,008 passengers in the first three months of 2026. Almost 4,000 passengers more in the period.