Innaarsuit Heliport

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Innaarsuit Heliport
Summary
Airport typePublic
Operator Greenland Airport Authority
(Mittarfeqarfiit)
Serves Innaarsuit, Greenland
Elevation  AMSL 95 ft / 29 m
Coordinates 73°12′09″N056°00′40″W / 73.20250°N 56.01111°W / 73.20250; -56.01111
Map
Greenland edcp location map.svg
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BGIN
Location in Greenland
Innaarsuit Heliport
Helipads
NumberLengthSurface
mft
11549Gravel
Source: Danish AIS [1]

Innaarsuit Heliport( IATA : IUI, ICAO : BGIN) is a heliport in Innaarsuit, a village in the Upernavik Archipelago of Avannaata municipality in northwestern Greenland. The heliport is considered a helistop, and is served by Air Greenland as part of a government contract.

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Airlines and destinations

AirlinesDestinations
Air Greenland (settlement flights) Tasiusaq, Upernavik [2]

Accidents

In 1993 a Bell 212 helicopter operated by Grønlandsfly, crashed near Innarsuit. Four were killed (both pilots and two passengers) of the seven on board. [3] [4]

References

  1. Greenland AIP for BGIN – Innaarsuit Heliport from Naviair
  2. "Upernavik, Greenland". OAG Flight Guide Worldwide. 25 (2). Luton, United Kingdom: OAG Aviation Worldwide Limited: 1103. August 2023. ISSN   1466-8718.
  3. ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 32478
  4. FOUR KILLED IN HELICOPTER CRASH IN GREENLAND