Ittoqqortoormiit Heliport
Ittoqqortoormiit Heliport | |||||||||||
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Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
Operator | Greenland Airport Authority (Mittarfeqarfiit) | ||||||||||
Serves | Ittoqqortoormiit, Greenland | ||||||||||
Elevation AMSL | 238 ft / 73 m | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 70°29′18″N 021°58′18″W / 70.48833°N 21.97167°W | ||||||||||
Website | Ittoqqortoormiit heliport | ||||||||||
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Ittoqqortoormiit Heliport (IATA: OBY[3][4], ICAO: BGSC) is a heliport in Ittoqqortoormiit, a village in the Sermersooq municipality in eastern Greenland.
Airlines and destinations
Airlines | Destinations |
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Air Greenland | Nerlerit Inaat[5] |
Because of passenger capacity, the helicopters do up to four flights for each departing airplane. There are 50 minutes between these helicopter departures, causing a longer total travel time for many passengers.[5] The distance by helicopter to Nerlerit Inaat is 38 kilometres (24 mi).
Relocation
The Nerlerit Inaat Airport may be relocated [6] to a new site on Liverpool Land much closer to Ittoqqortoormiit, between the settlement and Unarteq cape (Kap Tobin) to the south, thus eliminating the need for helicopter transfers.[7] The project would be economical if the need for the helicopter could be eliminated, but it is needed for search and rescue also.[7]
References
- ^ Greenland AIP for BGSC – Ittoqqortoormiit Heliport from Naviair
- ^ Operationer og pax 2012-1988.xls
- ^ "IATA Location Code Search (OBY: Ittoqqortoormiit)". International Air Transport Association. Retrieved 13 December 2012.
- ^ Accident history for OBY at Aviation Safety Network
- ^ a b "Booking system". Air Greenland. Retrieved 9 June 2010.
- ^ Sermitsiaq, 2010/03/09 [dead link]
- ^ a b En trafikøkonomisk analyse af en lufthavn ved Ittoqqortoormiit August 2001 (Danish)