There is a detailed account of a visit to BW-1 in the early days of World War II by Ernest K. Gann, in the book Fate Is The Hunter. The advent of aerial refueling, and the opening of the larger Thule Air Base in northern Greenland, made the base redundant, and it was turned over to the Danish government of Greenland in 1958. It is currently known as Narsarsuaq Airport and served by regular flights from Reykjavík, Iceland during the summer season, as well as by commuter aircraft from Kangerlussaq and other Greenlandic airfields. There is no control tower, and ceiling is required, on all approach procedures. See also Erik the Red Narsarsuaq Airport References External links Remembering Bluie West One Narsarssuak Air Base BW-1 - John Stott Airports in Greenland Airfields of the United States Army Air Forces Air Transport Command on the North Atlantic Route Airfields of the United States Army Air Forces in Greenland Airports established in 1942 1942 establishments in Greenland Closed installations of the United States Navy