Narsarsuaq - an abandoned airport in the wilderness

The long day ends in Narsarsuaq, an airport used by Americans in the 1950s and 60s. It was then utilized by Denmark and Greenland until Qaqortoq opened in April 2026. Now there is nothing. Only a few people live on the vast grounds, the halls and terminal are empty. The hostel operator picks us up from the dock; otherwise, a long trek along the former runway would await us.

The hostel is a simple barrack, the walls are very thin, but it is nicely furnished and clean. For dinner, you can defrost frozen dishes in the microwave (don't turn on the kettle at the same time, or the fuse will blow!). Or you can walk a whole way back along the runway, there is a bistro in the dark building. The walk was worth it; the bistro offers a recommendable shrimp burger. For breakfast, there are extremely delicious homemade rolls at the hostel.

The fascination of the place is clearly the abandoned atmosphere and: mountain forests! In fact, large coniferous trees are scattered over the slopes. It could be a glimpse of an Austrian landscape. Unless you turn around and look at the former runway now interspersed with early plants.