United returns to Nuuk for a second summer season
According to a press release, United Airlines resumed its twice-weekly nonstop service between Newark/New York and Nuuk on June 6, marking the second year of the only direct route between the United States and Greenland.
The 2026 season starts one week earlier than in 2025. The flights connect Nuuk to United’s hub at Newark Liberty International Airport, feeding onward connections across North and South America.
United counts Greenland among 36 European-region destinations it is serving this summer, and frames Nuuk within a broader bet on demand for what it calls off-the-beaten-path travel. The airline says customers are increasingly seeking destinations beyond the traditional European map, and that the routes from its 2025 expansion performed strongly enough in their first year to bring back.
The Nuuk service first launched in summer 2025, the first scheduled nonstop flight between the continental United States and Greenland in more than a decade. It runs on a Boeing 737 MAX 8.
The route arrived alongside a wider opening of Greenland to international air travel, following the inauguration of Nuuk’s expanded airport with its longer runway and new terminal. United has said it believes Greenland could become a top-trending destination. Tourism operators have nonetheless warned that ground capacity, particularly accommodation in Nuuk, remains a constraint on how many visitors the island can absorb.
