Qeqertarsuaq Heliport

Qeqertarsuaq Heliport
Summary
Airport typePublic
OperatorGreenland Airport Authority
(Mittarfeqarfiit)
ServesQeqertarsuaq, Greenland
Elevation AMSL9 ft / 3 m
Coordinates69°15′05″N 053°30′53″W / 69.25139°N 53.51472°W / 69.25139; -53.51472
WebsiteQeqertarsuaq Heliport
Map
BGGN is located in Greenland
BGGN
BGGN
Location in Greenland
Map
Helipads
Number Length Surface
m ft
1 20 × 20 66 × 66 Asphalt
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]

References

  1. ^ Greenland AIP for BGGN – Qeqertarsuaq Heliport from Naviair
  2. ^ Accident history for JCH at Aviation Safety Network
  3. ^ a b "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