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Reindeer season halts flights as entire Greenland airport security crew goes hunting

Reindeer season halts flights as entire Greenland airport security crew goes hunting

Gail P Sherman
Aug 16, 2025
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Nuuk Airport (Steve Heap/Shutterstock)

Nuuk Airport serves Greenland's capital city of the same name and is the hub for Greenland Air. It also shuts down for several hours on the first day of reindeer season.

According to AeroExplorer, a United flight was scheduled to depart from Nuuk at 9:00 a.m. on August 3rd, but was delayed for over three hours becaus…

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