Saattut Heliport

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Saattut Heliport
Summary
Airport typePublic
Operator Greenland Airport Authority
(Mittarfeqarfiit)
Serves Saattut, Greenland
Elevation  AMSL 131 ft / 40 m
Coordinates 70°48′31″N051°37′36″W / 70.80861°N 51.62667°W / 70.80861; -51.62667 Coordinates: 70°48′31″N051°37′36″W / 70.80861°N 51.62667°W / 70.80861; -51.62667
Website Saattut Heliport
Map
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BGST
Location in Greenland
Helipads
NumberLengthSurface
mft
11549Stones
Source: Danish AIS [1]

Saattut Heliport( IATA : SAE, ICAO : BGST) [2] is a heliport in Saattut, a village in the Qaasuitsup municipality in western Greenland. The heliport is considered a helistop, and is served by Air Greenland as part of a government contract.

An IATA airport code, also known as an IATA location identifier, IATA station code or simply a location identifier, is a three-letter code designating many airports around the world, defined by the International Air Transport Association (IATA). The characters prominently displayed on baggage tags attached at airport check-in desks are an example of a way these codes are used.

ICAO airport code four-letter code designating many airports around the world

The ICAOairport code or location indicator is a four-letter code designating aerodromes around the world. These codes, as defined by the International Civil Aviation Organization and published in ICAO Document 7910: Location Indicators, are used by air traffic control and airline operations such as flight planning.

Heliport airport designed for helicopter use

A heliport is an area of land, water, or structure used or intended to be used for the landing and takeoff of helicopters, and includes its buildings and facilities. In other words, it is a small airport suitable for use by helicopters and some other vertical lift platforms. Designated heliports typically contain one or more touchdown and liftoff area and may also have limited facilities such as fuel or hangars. In some larger towns and cities, customs facilities may also be available.

Airlines and destinations

AirlinesDestinations
Air Greenland (settlement flights) Ikerasak, Uummannaq [3]

Air Greenland operates government contract flights to villages in the Uummannaq Fjord 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.

Uummannaq Fjord

Uummannaq Fjord is a large fjord system in the northern part of western Greenland, the largest after Kangertittivaq fjord in eastern Greenland. It has a roughly south-east to west-north-west orientation, emptying into the Baffin Bay in the northwest.

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References

  1. ↑ Greenland AIP for BGST – Saattut Heliport from Naviair
  2. ↑ Airport information for BGST at Great Circle Mapper.
  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 2010-07-13 at the Wayback Machine
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