Ittoqqortoormiit Heliport

Ittoqqortoormiit Heliport
IATA: OBYICAO: BGSC
Summary
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 / 70.48833; -21.97167Coordinates: 70°29′18″N 021°58′18″W / 70.48833°N 21.97167°W / 70.48833; -21.97167
Website Ittoqqortoormiit heliport
Map
BGSC

Location in Greenland

Helipads
Number Length Surface
m ft
1 13.5 44 Asphalt
Statistics (2012)
Passengers 834
Aircraft movements 427
Source: Danish AIS[1]
Statistics from airport[2]

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

AirlinesDestinations
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]

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

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