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The largest and busiest airport in Greenland is Kangerlussuaq Airport just north of the polar circle. This is the main traffic connection to Greenland and the perfect place to start your Greenland trip. You can get here by plane from Copenhagen all year round.

The 14 airports in Greenland.

Kangerlussuaq, Danish Søndre Strømfjord, fjord in southwestern Greenland, located just north of the Arctic Circle and 60 miles (95 km) southeast of Sisimiut (Holsteinsborg).

No flights go directly to Greenland from North America, so the simplest option for tourists from this side of the globe involves going through Reykjavik, Iceland. From there, you can fly to several cities on the island, including Nuuk—Greenland's capital and largest city with around 15,000 residents.Dec 11, 2017

It is no secret that Greenland is not a budget travel destination. ... Traveling in the Arctic is not cheap. Iceland and the more northerly reaches of other Scandinavian countries are also quite expensive. But making the trip to Greenland is absolutely worth the money.

To fly to Greenland from Canada, you will first need to land at Iceland's Keflavík International Airport (KEF). ... The same also applies for returning flights. Collect your baggage at Reykjavík airport before transferring to Keflavík for your flight home, and allow enough time to travel between the 2 airports.

Several cruises depart from the main gateway to Greenland, the international airport at Kangerlussuaq, from where the route typically takes in the fantastic Evighedsfjord (Fjord of Eternity) and the dogsled town of Sisimiut just north of the Arctic Circle, as well as a number of fascinating landing sites in Disko Bay.

There are no direct flights from the UK to Greenland – the majority of flights go via Iceland or, for West Greenland, via Copenhagen. If you're travelling to East Greenland, your flight from Iceland will arrive/depart from Kulusuk.

You will find one of the world's smallest populations in Greenland. Only about 56,500 people live here and most residents were born in Greenland. About 11% of the population comes from Denmark and other countries.