2024 was an exciting year for commercial aviation in Greenland, culminating in the opening of the newly rebuilt and expanded Nuuk Airport (GOH) in the southwest of the territory. This saw the facility switched from a regional airport capable of handling small aircraft to one that can serve large widebody jets, allowing for better access to the territory's west coast compared to the previous hub at Kangerlussuaq. The newly reopened airport in Nuuk has now been operational for more than two months, and, while it has already played a significant role in enhancing Greenland's aerial connectivity, it has also faced its share of challenges.
This has been particularly evident in the early days of 2025, with the first week of the year seeing three Nuuk-bound flights turning around to return to Europe. But why is this? Air Greenland and the Airbus A330-800 The main beneficiary of the reopening of the expanded Nuuk Airport is hometown carrier Air Greenland, and, specifically, the airline's sole example of the Airbus A330-800. This next-generation widebody twinjet is the smallest and rarest variant of the modern A330neo family, and, according to present fleet data made available by ch-aviation , Air Greenland received its example (OY-GKN) in November of 2022.
Want answers to more key questions in aviation? Check out the rest of our guides here ! As pictured above, this red-liveried widebody is the flagship of Air Greenland's present fleet, and it is primarily deployed on the route betwe.
