Ilulissat Airport
| Ilulissat Airport Mittarfik Ilulissat Ilulissat Lufthavn |
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| Ilulissat Airport, Greenland − runway seen from the south | |||
| IATA: JAV – ICAO: BGJN | |||
| Summary | |||
| Airport type | Public | ||
| Owner | Greenland Airport Authority | ||
| Serves | Ilulissat | ||
| Location | Ilulissat | ||
| Elevation AMSL | 95 ft / 29 m | ||
| Coordinates | 69°14′36″N 051°03′26″W / 69.24333°N 51.05722°WCoordinates: 69°14′36″N 051°03′26″W / 69.24333°N 51.05722°W | ||
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| Direction | Length | Surface | |
| m | ft | ||
| 07/25 | 845 | 2,772 | Asphalt |
| Statistics (2008) | |||
| Passengers | 36,630 | ||
| Source: Danish AIS[1] Statistics from airport.[2] |
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Ilulissat Airport (Kalaallisut: Mittarfik Ilulissat) (IATA: JAV, ICAO: BGJN) is an airport located near the shores of Disko Bay, 1.5 NM (2.8 km; 1.7 mi) north-east[1] of Ilulissat, a town in the Qaasuitsup municipality in western Greenland. It was built in 1983,[3] replacing the old heliport.[4]
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[edit] Airlines and destinations
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| Air Greenland | Kangerlussuaq, Qaanaaq, Qaarsut, Sisimiut, Upernavik[5] Seasonal: Qasigiannguit, Qeqertarsuaq |
| Air Greenland (settlement flights) | Seasonal: Ilimanaq, Qeqertaq, Saqqaq[5] |
Air Greenland operates government contract flights to villages in the Disko Bay area. These mostly cargo flights are not featured in the timetable, although they can be pre-booked.[6] Departure times for these flights as specifed 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 and Aasiaat archipelago areas 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.[7] Arun
[edit] Runway extension
The purpose of Ilulissat Airport is debated in Greenland; there is pressure for runway extension from the local tourist industry and municipal authorities.[8] A longer (1,799 m (5,902 ft)) runway would let the airport receive direct airliner flights from Europe.[9] The airport would then join or even replace Kangerlussuaq Airport as a primary hub, effectively becoming an international gateway to western and northwestern Greenland.
[edit] Photographs
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Air Iceland de Havilland Canada Dash-8 106
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Air Greenland Sikorsky S-61N helicopter
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Air Greenland de Havilland Canada Dash 7, "Nipiki"
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Beechcraft Super King Air B200 of Icelandic Civil Aviation Administration (Flugmálastjórn Íslands)
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Cougar Helicopters Sikorsky S-92 landing at Ilulissat Airport
[edit] References
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- ^ a b BGJN – Ilulissat Airport (PDF). Greenlandic Aeronautical Information Publication from Statens Luftfartsvæsen (CAA-DK).
- ^ glv.gl
- ^ Air Greenland, History
- ^ O'Carroll, Etain (2005). Greenland and the Arctic. Lonely Planet. pp. 172, 177. ISBN 1-74059-095-3.
- ^ a b "Booking system". Air Greenland. http://book.airgreenland.com/. Retrieved 9 June 2010.
- ^ Air Greenland, fare system rules
- ^ Diskoline timetable
- ^ "Mayors calling for airport improvements". Sermitsiaq. 10 September 2008. http://sermitsiaq.gl/politik/article54346.ece?lang=EN. Retrieved 17 May 2010.
- ^ "Air Greenland imod nye atlantlufthavne" (in Danish). Sermitsiaq. 9 September 2008. http://sermitsiaq.gl/indland/article54191.ece. Retrieved 17 May 2010.
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