Flight from Qaanaaq to Copenhagen via Upernavik, Qaarsut, Ilulissat and Kangerlussuaq. Pictures of Greenland from air.

Flight Qaanaaq Copenhagen
25, 27 April 2007

The weather is still beautiful throughout the west coast in Greenland, so the flight from Qaanaaq to Ilulissat via Upernavik and Qaarsut (Uummannaq), as well as the continuation to Copenhagen via Kangerlussuaq, offers unforgettable views over spectacular polar scenery. I get this opportunity to take beautiful pictures of Greenland from air.



GREENLAND PICTURES
	Trip to Copenhagen 11-13 April 2007 As the flight from Copenhagen to Greenland doesn't offer any same-day connection with flights from my country, I decide to spend two nights in Copenhagen, visiting the city and the beautiful botanical garden. GO
	Fly to Ilulissat via Kangerlussuaq 13 April 2007 My today's final destination is Ilulissat, with a short stop in Kangerlussuaq. Flying over Greenland with nice weather offers breathtaking views. GO
	Ilulissat, Greenland 13-18 and 25-27 April 2007 Ilulissat is a nice and charming greenlandic town, about 350km north of the arctic circle. For passengers continuing to Qaanaaq, is required to stop here for at least one night, as the flight leaves early in the morning. GO
	Dogsledge tour to Grenland's ice cap from Ilulissat 14-16 April 2007 About 50km from Ilulissat there is a dead glacier that can be climbed by dogsledge, offering the possibility to have a walk over the ancient inland ice. The trip is three days (two nights) long, with overnights in an heated hut. GO
	Qaanaaq (Thule), Greenland 18-25 April 2007 Qaanaaq, known also as Thule, at more than 77 degrees north, represents one of the last frontier and the ideal base for polar expeditions of various lenghts and purposes. From Europe, Qaanaaq can be reached only after a very long flight, with overnight stops in Copenhagen and Ilulissat. GO
	Dog sledge expedition in Greenland - Day 1 19 April 2007 Today, we cross the Murchison sund, reaching Herbert Island, where the first night is spent in a tent near the limit of open water. GO
	Dogsledge expedition - Day 2 - with seal hunting pictures \| without seal hunting pictures 20 April 2007 Because of the open water in front of us, we drive back on Murchison sund, up to the ghost town of Qeqertarsuaq on Herbert island. During the trip, the Inuit guides catch several seals, as they normally do when there are no tourists. GO
	Dogsledge expedition in Greenland - Day 3 and 4 21-22 April 2007 From the ghost town of Qeqertarsuaq we drive to the opposite side of Murchison sund, making a zig-zag between areas of thin ice. The following day, we continue our trip driving over Mac Cormick fjord, all the way to its end. GO
	Dogsledge expedition in Thule, Greenland - Day 5 23 April 2007 Today, we drive overland, crossing a glacial valley up to Bowdoin fjord, where the night is spent inside a refuge. GO
	Dogsledge expedition in Qaanaaq, Greenland - Day 6 24 April 2007 This is the last day on dogsledge, thence, the final destination is back to Qaanaaq driving over the mouth of Inglefield Bredning, along strange and fascinating rock formations. GO
	Fly from Qaanaaq to Copenhagen <YOU ARE HERE> 25, 27 April 2007 The weather is still beautiful throughout the west coast Greenland, so the flight from Qaanaaq to Ilulissat via Upernavik and Qaarsut (Uummannaq), as well as the continuation to Copenhagen via Kangerlussuaq, offers unforgettable views over spectacular polar scenery.
	Trip dossier and Greenland information page This page contains brief information, useful if you would like to organize a trip like this. Flights from Europe, outfitters, overnights and technical equipment (including cloths and digital camera) is discussed. GO
	My previous trip to Greenland and Ilulissat August 2001, one week. This site contains pictures and information about my previous trip to Greenland, a beautiful trekking on tundra and onto icecap from Ilulissat, made in summer 2001. GO

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Greenland from air, on this Qaanaaq Ilulissat flight. Above, a beautiful piedmont glacier picture.

	The airplane flies over inland ice too (Greenland ice cap). It appears like an endless cloud reflecting lot of light.



	Flying over Melville bay, with hundreds of icebergs trapped into sea's ice and glaciers flowing into the bay.



	Flying towards south, more open water appears. Coming north, the pilots have seen two bears here, but unfortunately in the meawhile they went away.


Landing in Upernavik. Upernavik airport was built on an artifically flattened hill above the town, enough to contain a runway good for Dash-7 flights.



	More pictures of Greenland from airplane. Still wonderful arctic scenery.


Qaarsut Uummannaq airport has a nice terminal and a gravel runway, where the Dash-7 can takeoff and land without any problem.


On the left: Qaarsut seen after takeoff. On the right: Uummannaq (this word means "hearth shaped" because of the mountain's shape as seen from the town).


	Flying the last leg to Ilulissat (about 45 minutes of flying time). The sea is now almost free of ice.


Just befoe landing in Ilulissat. As there are no connecting flights to Europe, it is necessary to spend a night in Ilulissat before continuing the trip.


After about 50 minutes, I land in Kangerlussuaq on an unusual brown ground without snow.


I leave Ilulissat two days after, flying over Kangia soon after the takeoff. Today the fjord is full of ice, because of strong winds from the east on the past days, that has carried lots of icebergs from the glacier.



	The last views on Greenland wonderful glaciers and spectacular scenery.