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See pictures from the moving days of the closure of Narsarsuaq Airport and the opening of Qaqortoq Airport

Emotions ran high as Narsarsuaq Airport closed and Qaqortoq Airport opened within just one day. See pictures from the historic events in Greenlandic aviation history below.

Naalakkersuisoq for Infrastructure, Iddimanngiiu Jensen Bianco (left) and Naja Lund, who was born and raised in Narsarsuaq (right) meet in a hug as the last plane lands in Narsarsuaq. They are both affected by the situation.
Oscar Scott Carl
Oscar Scott Carl Fotojournalist
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Qaqortormiut had turned out in large numbers to welcome the first plane in the history of Qaqortoq Airport. The first official plane landed at the new Qaqortoq Airport on Thursday, April 16, 2026 at 9:03 AM
The door closes on a Dash-8 for the last time in Narsarsuaq's history, and Narsarsuaq Airport is officially closed.
People move up the mountain to get the best possible view before the first plane lands in Qaqortoq.
To end the big day of celebration in Qaqortoq, fireworks were arranged outside the hall.
The last plane takes off from Narsarsuaq Airport.
Sofus Davidsen with tears of joy in his eyes as the plane lands at Qaqortoq Airport. - My son is the marshal on the first plane. I am very proud of him, he says.
A wall of deafening silence greets the people who step out of the last plane in the history of Narsarsuaq Airport. Locals stand side by side in silence and witness the physical symbol of the end of an era: the last plane in the history of the airport.
Toast speeches, singing and dancing were on the menu in the arrival hall at the newly opened Qaqortoq Airport.
Paggaa! Greenland Airports had arranged a coffee mix in the community center in Qaqortoq, to ​​celebrate the new airport together with the local people of Qaqortoq.
The last plane takes off from Narsarsuaq, and it is thus a farewell to the airport. In the middle stands the former airport manager Storch Lund, who tells of a sad day.- We have already said goodbye to many who have gone to Qaqortoq or other places. It is hard for us to say goodbye to so many who will probably never come back here. But of course we must accept what is happening.
In the evening, a gala dinner was arranged in the hall in Qaqortoq to end the festive day. Innovation South Greenland's director, Miki Jensen, and his partner had been married at the town hall earlier in the day and danced a wedding waltz to round off the gala dinner.
Long awaited: The first plane in the history of Qaqortoq airport takes off, marking the start of a new era for the city and South Greenland as a region.
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