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May 07, 2024 (newstodate): November 28, 2024, will see the opening of the first of three new airports in Greenland as Nuuk Airport handles its first scheduled flight from Copenhagen, and Air Greenland's traffic will from then shift focus away from Kangerlussuaq.  
   After this, Kangerlussuaq will lose its importance as the country's only Transatlantic airport.
   The future of the airport is still debated, but a press release from the Danish Ministry of Defence makes clear that there is a strong commitment to keep the airport operative.
   While details are still not published, plans are to establish at least a part of Denmark's Arctic Commando at Kangerlussuaq, including the stationing of certain military aircraft.
   Kangerlussuaq Airport may also receive direct US investments, reflecting its importance for US military positioning in the Arctic region that is gaining importance as more maritime lanes are opening, while the region's strategic position is attracting increased attention from many sides.
   The position is now that the future of the airport's importance for civil aviation will be decided only after all issues concerning its military use have been settled.