Qeqertarsuaq Heliport

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Qeqertarsuaq Heliport
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Summary
Airport typePublic
Operator Greenland Airport Authority
(Mittarfeqarfiit)
Serves Qeqertarsuaq, Greenland
Elevation  AMSL 9 ft / 3 m
Coordinates 69°15′05″N053°30′53″W / 69.25139°N 53.51472°W / 69.25139; -53.51472 Coordinates: 69°15′05″N053°30′53″W / 69.25139°N 53.51472°W / 69.25139; -53.51472
Website Qeqertarsuaq Heliport
Map
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Location in Greenland
Helipads
NumberLengthSurface
mft
120 × 2066 × 66Asphalt
Source: Danish AIS [1]

Qeqertarsuaq Heliport( IATA : JGO, ICAO : BGGN) [2] is a heliport on the southern shore of Qeqertarsuaq Island in the Qeqertalik municipality, in western Greenland. It is located in Qeqertarsuaq, the biggest town on, and named after, the island.

Airlines and destinations

AirlinesDestinations
Air Greenland Seasonal: Aasiaat, Ilulissat, Qasigiannguit [3]

Air Greenland operates government contract flights to villages in the Disko Bay region. These mostly cargo flights are not featured in the timetable, [3] although they can be pre-booked. [4] Departure times for these flights as specified during booking are by definition approximate, with the settlement service optimized on the fly depending on local demand for a given day.

Settlement flights in the Disko Bay region are unique in that they are operated only during winter and spring. During summer and autumn, communication between settlements is by sea only, serviced by Diskoline. [5]

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References

  1. ↑ Greenland AIP for BGGN – Qeqertarsuaq Heliport from Naviair
  2. ↑ Accident history for JCH at Aviation Safety Network
  3. 1 2 "Booking system". Air Greenland. Archived from the original on 22 April 2010. Retrieved 9 June 2010.
  4. ↑ Air Greenland, fare system rules Archived July 13, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
  5. ↑ Diskoline timetable Archived May 22, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
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