Ittoqqortoormiit Heliport

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Ittoqqortoormiit Heliport
Summary
Airport typePublic
Operator Greenland Airport Authority
(Mittarfeqarfiit)
Serves Ittoqqortoormiit, Greenland
Elevation  AMSL 238 ft / 73 m
Coordinates 70°29′18″N021°58′18″W / 70.48833°N 21.97167°W / 70.48833; -21.97167
Website Ittoqqortoormiit heliport
Map
Greenland edcp location map.svg
Airplane silhouette.svg
BGSC
Location in Greenland
Ittoqqortoormiit Heliport
Helipads
NumberLengthSurface
mft
113.544Asphalt
Statistics (2012)
Passengers834
Aircraft movements427
Source: Danish AIS [1]
Statistics from airport [2]

Ittoqqortoormiit Heliport( IATA : OBY [3] [4] , ICAO : BGSC) is a heliport in Ittoqqortoormiit, a village in the Sermersooq municipality in eastern Greenland.

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Airlines and destinations

AirlinesDestinations
Air Greenland Nerlerit Inaat [5] [6]

Because of passenger capacity, the helicopters do up to four flights for each departing airplane. There are 50 minutes between these helicopter departures, causing a longer total travel time for many passengers. [6] The distance by helicopter to Nerlerit Inaat is 38 kilometres (24 mi).

Relocation

The Nerlerit Inaat Airport may be relocated [7] to a new site on Liverpool Land much closer to Ittoqqortoormiit, between the settlement and Uunarteq (Kap Tobin) to the south, thus eliminating the need for helicopter transfers. [8] The project would be economical if the need for the helicopter could be eliminated; however, it would still be needed for search and rescue. [8]

References

  1. Greenland AIP for BGSC – Ittoqqortoormiit Heliport from Naviair
  2. Operationer og pax 2012-1988.xls
  3. "IATA Location Code Search (OBY: Ittoqqortoormiit)". International Air Transport Association . Retrieved 13 December 2012.
  4. Accident history for OBY at Aviation Safety Network
  5. "November 2023". OAG Flight Guide Worldwide. 25 (5). Luton, United Kingdom: OAG Aviation Worldwide Limited: 725. ISSN   1466-8718.
  6. 1 2 "Booking system". Air Greenland. Archived from the original on 22 April 2010. Retrieved 9 June 2010.
  7. Sermitsiaq, 2010/03/09 Archived 2012-07-03 at archive.today
  8. 1 2 En trafikøkonomisk analyse af en lufthavn ved Ittoqqortoormiit August 2001 (Danish)