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Kangerlussuaq (Greenland)

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Kangerlussuaq cruise port

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Iceland - Greenland - Faroe Islands

Local Time
2025-10-14 15:33

min: 16 °F (-9 °C) / max: 31 °F (-0 °C) 26°F
-3.3°C
Wind: 329°/ 0.8 m/s Gust: 0.7 m/sWind: 329°/ 0.8 m/s Gust: 0.7 m/sVery Light
0.8 m/s
Min / Max Temperature31 °F / -0 °C
16 °F / -8 °C
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Port Kangerlussuaq cruise ship schedule shows timetable calendars of all arrival and departure dates by month. The port's schedule lists all ships (in links) with cruises going to or leaving from Kangerlussuaq, Greenland. To see the full itineraries (ports of call dates and arrival / departure times) and their lowest rates – just follow the corresponding ship-link.

DayShipArrivalDeparture
5 August, 2026
Wednesday
Hapag-Lloyd Cruises Cruises cruise lineHanseatic Spirit06:00
6 August, 2026
Thursday
Seabourn Cruises Cruises cruise lineSeabourn Venture07:0020:00
16 August, 2026
Sunday
Hurtigruten Expeditions HX Cruises cruise lineMS Fridtjof Nansen
18 August, 2026
Tuesday
Small Cruise Lines Cruises cruise lineMS Hamburg08:0018:00
22 August, 2026
Saturday
Hapag-Lloyd Cruises Cruises cruise lineHanseatic Spirit06:00
27 August, 2026
Thursday
Small Cruise Lines Cruises cruise lineMS Hamburg06:00
31 August, 2026
Monday
Atlas Ocean Voyages Cruises cruise lineWorld Navigator08:0021:00

Kangerlussuaq (port locode GLKAN), aka Sondre Stromfjord, is an airbase, an international airport and a port village (population around 500) located in central-western Greenland (Qeqqata municipality).

The port is located at the head of Kangerlussuaq Fjord, with an entrance southeast of Sisimiut.

The fjord has length 190 km (120 mi) long and withd 1,5-8 km (1-5 mi), extending northeastward from Davis Strait to the edge of an inland ice cap, where its arms are fed by glaciers.

The former US air base (used during WW2 / 1939-45) now serves as an international airport (for mainly domestic flights) by both planes and helicopters.

Kangerlussuaq Fjord is navigable (except during winter). The seaport Kangerlussuaq is approx 20 km (12 mi) west of Kangerlussuaq Airport. The port is fairly shallow (suitable for smaller-sized vessels only) and mainly used by supply ships of Royal Arctic Line (state-owned freight company). Cruise vessels, such as Hurtigruten ships, navigate the fjord, anchoring at sea (outside the port). The area is home to Greenland's most diverse terrestrial fauna, including caribou, gyrfalcons and muskoxen. The local economy is almost entirely based on airport shipping and tourism.

A research base Sondrestrom Upper Atmospheric Research Facility (aka Kellyville) is approx 15 km (9.3 miles) west of Kangerlussuaq. The station is managed by US National Science Foundation and Danish Meteorological Institute, and hosts up to 20 instruments.

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