Kangersuatsiaq Heliport

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Kangersuatsiaq Heliport
Kangersuasiaq heliport 2007-07-26.jpg
IATA: none – ICAO: BGKS – LID: KAQ
Summary
Airport type Public
Operator Mittarfeqarfiit
Serves Kangersuatsiaq, Greenland
Elevation AMSL 112 ft / 34 m
Coordinates 72°23′48″N 055°33′18″W / 72.39667°N 55.555°W / 72.39667; -55.555Coordinates: 72°23′48″N 055°33′18″W / 72.39667°N 55.555°W / 72.39667; -55.555
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BGKS is located in Greenland
BGKS
Location in Greenland
Helipads
Number Length Surface
m ft
1 27 by 18 89 by 59 Grass
Source: Danish AIS[1]

Kangersuatsiaq Heliport (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.

[edit] Airlines and destinations

Airlines Destinations
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 specifed during booking are by definition approximate, with the settlement service optimized on the fly depending on local demand for a given day.

[edit] References

  1. ^ BGKS – Kangersuatsiaq Heliport (PDF). Greenlandic Aeronautical Information Publication from Statens Luftfartsvæsen (CAA-DK).
  2. ^ a b "Booking system". Air Greenland. http://book.airgreenland.com/. Retrieved 9 June 2010. 
  3. ^ Air Greenland, fare system rules
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