Optimizing airport infrastructure for a country: The case of Greenland

• Main Authors: Christensen, Linda, Nielsen, Otto Anker, Rich, Jeppe, Knudsen, Mette
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: unknown
• Subjects: Greenland; Ilulissat; Nuuk; greenlandic
• Online Access: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0739885919302859

In November 2018, the Greenlandic Parliament decided to extend the runways at two cities, Nuuk and Ilulissat, making them the main airports for international air traffic and to build a third regional airport. The decision is the result of 40 years’ discussion, which is outlined in the paper. Air transport; Air traffic network optimization; Airport localization; Greenland; Cost benefit analyses; Remote country;