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note: although there are short roads in towns, there are no roads between towns; inter-urban transport is either by sea or by air

Ports and terminalsmajor seaport(s): Sisimiut
Merchant marinetotal: 8

by type: other 8 (2020)
Airportstotal: 15 (2013)
Airports - with paved runwaystotal: 10 (2019)

2,438 to 3,047 m: 2

1,524 to 2,437 m: 1

914 to 1,523 m: 1

under 914 m: 6
Airports - with unpaved runwaystotal: 5 (2013)

1,524 to 2,437 m: 1 (2013)

914 to 1,523 m: 2 (2013)

under 914 m: 2 (2013)
National air transport systemnumber of registered air carriers: 1 (registered in Denmark) (2020)

inventory of registered aircraft operated by air carriers: 8 (registered in Denmark)
Civil aircraft registration country code prefixOY-H

Source: CIA World Factbook
This page was last updated on September 18, 2021