 Uummannaq on Uummannaq Island in the northeast is the major cultural center of northwestern Greenland.Qaarsut is a small village on Nuussuaq Peninsula, host to Qaarsut Airport, the only airport in the region.On the way from Qaarsut Airport, the helicopters of Air Greenland approach the Uummannaq Heliport−located on the western shore of the strait−alongside the western wall of Salliaruseq, first converging to the island, to then turn 90 degrees to the west due to winds in the Assorput Strait, which connects to Sarqarput Strait from the north.