Kangersuatsiaq Heliport

Kangersuatsiaq Heliport
IATA: KGQ – ICAO: BGKS – LID: KAQ
Summary
Airport type Public
Operator Greenland Airport Authority
(Mittarfeqarfiit)
Serves Kangersuatsiaq, Greenland
Elevation AMSL 112 ft / 34 m
Coordinates 72°22′52″N 055°32′12″W / 72.38111°N 55.53667°W / 72.38111; -55.53667Coordinates: 72°22′52″N 055°32′12″W / 72.38111°N 55.53667°W / 72.38111; -55.53667
Website Kangersuatsiaq Heliport
Map
BGKS

Location in Greenland

Helipads
Number Length Surface
m ft
1 27 × 18 89 × 59 Grass
Source: Danish AIS[1]

Kangersuatsiaq Heliport (IATA: KGQ, ICAO: BGKS) is a heliport in Kangersuatsiaq, a village in the Upernavik Archipelago of Qaasuitsup municipality in northwestern Greenland. The heliport is considered a helistop, and is served by Air Greenland as part of a government contract.

Airlines and destinations

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

Air Greenland operates government contract flights to villages in the Upernavik Archipelago. These mostly cargo flights are not featured in the timetable,[2] although they can be pre-booked.[3] 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.

References

  1. ↑ Greenland AIP for BGKS – Kangersuatsiaq Heliport from Naviair
  2. 1 2 "Booking system". Air Greenland. Retrieved 9 June 2010.
  3. ↑ Air Greenland, fare system rules
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