Niaqornaarsuk () is a village in the

Qeqertalik Qeqertalik (, ) is a municipality of Greenland created in 2018 from four southern regions of the former Qaasuitsup Municipality. It is the least populated municipality at a population of 6,340, despite this it is the 2nd most densely populated m ...

municipality in western

Greenland Greenland is an autonomous territory in the Danish Realm, Kingdom of Denmark. It is by far the largest geographically of three constituent parts of the kingdom; the other two are metropolitan Denmark and the Faroe Islands. Citizens of Greenlan ...

, along the northern entrance to

Arfersiorfik Fjord Arfersiorfik Fjord is a large fjord along the western coast of Greenland, between the town of Aasiaat to the north and Nordre Strømfjord to the south. The name of this inlet means "the place where the whale was sighted". Geography The entrance t ...

. Its population was 249 in 2020.

Transport

Air Greenland Air Greenland Aktieselskab, A/S (formerly named Grønlandsfly and Greenlandair) is the flag carrier of Greenland, owned by the Naalakkersuisut, Greenlandic Government. It operates a fleet of 28 aircraft, including a single Airbus A330-800 airli ...

serves the village as part of government contract, with winter-only helicopter flights from

Niaqornaarsuk Heliport Niaqornaarsuk Heliport is a heliport in Niaqornaarsuk, a village in Avannaata municipality in western Greenland. The heliport is considered a ''helistop'', and is served by Air Greenland as part of a government contract. Airlines and destinati ...

Aasiaat Airport Aasiaat Airport () is an airport located in the Disko Bay, northeast of Aasiaat, a town in the Qeqertalik municipality in western Greenland. It can serve STOL aircraft, although there is no aircraft deicing equipment at the airport, which is co ...

and

Kangaatsiaq Heliport Kangaatsiaq Heliport is a heliport in Kangaatsiaq, a village in Qeqertalik municipality in western Greenland. The heliport is considered a ''helistop'', and is served by Air Greenland as part of a government contract. Airlines and destinations ...

. Settlement flights in the Aasiaat Archipelago are unique in that they are operated only during winter and spring. During summer and autumn, when the waters of Disko Bay are navigable, communication between settlements is by sea only, serviced by

Diskoline Disko Line Aktieselskab, A/S is a passenger, freight and tourism ferry line in western Greenland. It was founded in 2004DiskolineAbout/ref> as a small freight company. Disko Line is Part of Topas Explorer Group Complementary transport services ...

.Diskoline timetable
The ferry links Niaqornaarsuk with

Kangaatsiaq Kangaatsiaq (, old spelling: ''Kangâtsiaq'') is a town located in the Qeqertalik municipality in western Greenland. The town received town status as recently as 1986, though as a settlement it has existed much longer. It has 507 inhabitants as ...

, Attu,

Iginniarfik Iginniarfik is a village in the municipality of Qeqertalik, in western Greenland. Its population was 76 in 2020. Transport Air Greenland serves the village as part of government contract, with winter-only helicopter flights from Iginniarfik H ...

Ikerasaarsuk Ikerasaarsuk is a village in Qeqertalik municipality in western Greenland. Previously known as Ikerakuuk, its population was 98 in 2021. Transport Air Greenland serves the village as part of government contract, with winter-only helicopter flig ...

, and

Aasiaat Aasiaat (), also known as Egedesminde, is a town in the Qeqertalik municipality in western Greenland, located on its namesake island in the heart of Aasiaat Archipelago at the southern end of Disko Bay. With a population of 2,980 as of 2021, it ...

Population

The population of Niaqornaarsuk has fluctuated over the last two decades, decreasing in the 2000s.Statistics Greenland

References

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