SO COOL: Canadian North Wants To Fly To Greenland - 737

SO COOL: Canadian North Wants To Fly To Greenland

Ben Schlappig — Wed, 15 Jul 2026 23:21:58 +0000

Canadian North, please take my money and put me in a middle seat in the back for all I care. Okay, actually, on second thought, I’d really like a window seat for this service. This might just be the coolest airline route ever, were it to happen…

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Moon Beam — Fri, 26 May 2023 00:50:20 +0000

I hope that Canadian Northern does start service to Greenland. I want to go to Europe, but I prefer shorter flights. I would love to visit Greenland

Arcticflyboy — Thu, 17 Dec 2020 15:00:22 +0000

@Izz and @Klaus As far as I can ascertain, neither Nuuk nor Ilulissat runways are long enough for a 737 (even the gravel equipped 200) at 3117’ and 2772’ respectively. Likely a 737-700 would operate to SFJ and passengers would then board an Air Greenland Dash-8 to get to their destination. For the flights from YOW via YFB, it would likely be on a 737-400 from YOW and then transfer to an ATR42-300/500 for the Greenland leg. Ben, Canadian North also has 4 737-400s in its fleet. Just FYI.

KW — Thu, 17 Dec 2020 03:47:43 +0000

Love that you said "take my money" lol. They have $5k of mine from cancelled flights this summer. No refund and hopefully they'll remember they promised a credit ... but was told their computer system doesn't know how to extend credits beyond 1 year from the booking date. So fingers crossed. FYI, Nunavut still has strict requirements for who may enter, and sadly their small communities are beginning to see rising cases. Let's hope they stay safe so we may visit in 2022.

KJ — Thu, 17 Dec 2020 03:14:30 +0000

Don't see how that could be possible .Nuuk & ilulissat's runways are too short to take a 737 with a commercially viable payload.

iamhere — Thu, 17 Dec 2020 00:39:37 +0000

But they are not part of any major alliance.

Daniel from Finland — Wed, 16 Dec 2020 23:49:46 +0000

There's something wrong here. Nuuk airport can't handle large jets. 40-seaters are the largest that can land there.

DCYukon — Wed, 16 Dec 2020 22:36:31 +0000

Any options other than Icelandair are welcome. Its horribly short and uncomfortable overnight flights from the US East Coatst, even in business class, have made me swear to never, ever to fly them again on an overnight flight. But someone needs to provide an option for Kangerlussuaq, the departure/arrival port for many cruises, especially since climate change has been making Northwest Passage cruises more popular.

AC — Wed, 16 Dec 2020 22:19:19 +0000

For those stating the obvious that Canada is currently closed for Americans - WE GET IT ALREADY! This is more about FUTURE travel not, immediate. Been to Iceland and loved it. Would like to visit Greenland (and also the Faroe Islands) and this routing through Toronto makes it so much easier to get there. Great news and I hope the routes are successful so they stay in place.

MP — Wed, 16 Dec 2020 19:09:42 +0000

I will be joining you on the inaugural as well! One of my wife's relatives in Denmark has spent some time working in Greenland, and the photos and stories he told me in 2018 has had it high on my list ever since.