Kangerlussuaq is a settlement in west Greenland at the head of a fjord of the same name. Kangerlussuaq is the Greenlandic word for 'Big Fjord' and is sometimes known by its Danish name of Søndre Strømfjord. Kangerlussuaq was also known as Bluie West Eight during its time as an American military base.

Kangerlussuaq today

As the only airport in Greenland to be large enough to support jumbo jets, Kangerlussuaq Airport is Greenland's most important transport hub. Six flights weekly arrive from Copenhagen and connect to internal flights operated by Air Greenland to the capital Nuuk and Ilulissat amongst other locations. In May 2007, Air Greenland will opearete the first non-stop flights to the United States between Baltimore-Washington Internationl Airport (BWI) in Maryland and Kangerlussuaq. The Kangerlussuaq area is also home to Greenland's most diverse land-based wildlife (such as musk oxen, caribou and Gyrfalcons). The combination of these two factors has made Kangerlussauq a significant tourist centre for most of the year.