Increasing
number of passengers abroad
The 3’rd
quarter of 2021 experienced an increase of 45.1 pct. in the number of
passengers abroad compared to the 3’rd quarter of 2020. Compared to the 3’rd
quarter of 2019 this was still a fall of 58 pct.
September’s
5,554 passengers were the highest number of passengers on scheduled flights
since October 2019.
In the
period January through September, there were
4.9 pct. more passengers on charter and scheduled flights compared to the same
period in 2020. Though still 67.1 pct. less than the same period in 2019.
Table
1. Number of passengers on scheduled flights, January through September
2019-2021
|
2019 |
2020 |
2021 |
Kangerlussuaq |
54,387 |
22,364 |
23,996 |
Nuuk |
3,763 |
1,157 |
570 |
Kulusuk |
4,508 |
270 |
163 |
Ilulissat |
3,080 |
90 |
0 |
Nerlerit inaat |
786 |
249 |
147 |
Narsarsuaq |
4,803 |
45 |
0 |
Total |
71,327 |
24,175 |
24,876 |
Table on Statbank: bank.stat.gl/tueupax
Source:
Greenland Airports
Table
2. Number of passengers on scheduled flights by month, 2019-2021
|
2019 |
2020 |
2021 |
Difference |
|
|
|
|
2020-2021 |
January |
3,952 |
4,508 |
1,215 |
-3,293 |
February |
3,769 |
3,758 |
770 |
-2,988 |
March |
5,016 |
2,85 |
1,025 |
-1,825 |
April |
6,404 |
5 |
1,268 |
1,263 |
May |
6,049 |
579 |
1,819 |
1,24 |
June |
8,866 |
1,69 |
3,125 |
1,435 |
July |
14,585 |
2,984 |
4,735 |
1,751 |
August |
14,623 |
4,054 |
5,365 |
1,311 |
September |
8,063 |
3,747 |
5,554 |
1,807 |
October |
6,344 |
2,729 |
- |
- |
November |
4,463 |
1,389 |
- |
- |
December |
4,855 |
2,492 |
- |
- |
Total |
86,989 |
30,785 |
24,876 |
701 |
Table on Statbank: bank.stat.gl/tueupax
Data:
Greenland Airports
Note:
Departures between Greenland and Denmark in April 2020 are counted as chartered
flights and not as scheduled flights. The total number of passengers that month
were 585.
Note: For the
July 2021 numbers, a total of 2 departures have been estimated, and therefore
the total may be corrected at the yearly revision.
Figure
1. Cumulative number of passengers on scheduled flights, 2018-2021
Table on Statbank: bank.stat.gl/tuefly
Data:
Greenland Airports
Table
3. Number of passengers on chartered and scheduled flights, January through
September 2019-2021
2019 |
2020 |
2021 |
|
Greenland |
25,089 |
8,34 |
9,698 |
Denmark |
21,636 |
9,441 |
11,838 |
Foreign countries |
25,136 |
2,058 |
2,787 |
N/A |
5,167 |
5,366 |
2,108 |
Total |
77,028 |
25,205 |
26,431 |
Table on Statbank: bank.stat.gl/tuefly
Source:
Greenland Airports
Note: Due to technical
difficulties in Kangerlussuaq January and February of
2020, a large portion of the passengers these months were of unknown origin.