Saattut Heliport

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Saattut Heliport
IATA: none – ICAO: BGST – LID: SAA
Summary
Airport type Public
Operator Mittarfeqarfiit
Serves Saattut, Greenland
Elevation AMSL 131 ft / 40 m
Coordinates 70°48′42″N 051°38′00″W / 70.81167°N 51.6333333°W / 70.81167; -51.6333333Coordinates: 70°48′42″N 051°38′00″W / 70.81167°N 51.6333333°W / 70.81167; -51.6333333
Map
BGST is located in Greenland
BGST
Location in Greenland
Helipads
Number Length Surface
m ft
1 15 49 gravel
Source: Danish AIS[1]

Saattut Heliport (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.

[edit] Airlines and destinations

Airlines Destinations
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 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. ^ BGST – Saattut Heliport (PDF). Greenlandic Aeronautical Information Publication from Statens Luftfartsvæsen (CAA-DK).
  2. ^ Airport information for BGST at Great Circle Mapper.
  3. ^ a b "Booking system". Air Greenland. http://book.airgreenland.com/. Retrieved 9 June 2010. 
  4. ^ Air Greenland, fare system rules
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