Equipped with a 1,500 metre runway, it will replace the current heliport as well as fixed-wing flights from Narsarsuaq Airport.

[5] Departure times for these flights as specified during booking are by definition approximate, with the settlement service optimized on the fly depending on local demand for a given day.

In December 2015 the Greenland government decided on construction of an airport (used for fixed-wing aircraft) close to Qaqortoq with a 1,500-metre (4,921 ft) runway.

The chosen site is at 60°45′51″N 46°3′57″W / 60.76417°N 46.06583°W / 60.76417; -46.06583, 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) north of town, having a decided runway length of 1,500 metres (4,921 ft).

[8][3] A large setback happened in April 2020 when the procurement of the airport construction was halted because all offers were well above the project budget.