Ikerasak Heliport

Summary

Ikerasak Heliport (IATA: IKE, ICAO: BGIA) is a heliport in Ikerasak, a village on an island of the same name in the Uummannaq Fjord system in Avannaata municipality in northwestern Greenland. The heliport is considered a helistop, and is served by Air Greenland as part of government contract.

Ikerasak Heliport
Summary
Airport typePublic
OperatorGreenland Airport Authority
(Mittarfeqarfiit)
ServesIkerasak, Greenland
Elevation AMSL66 ft / 20 m
Coordinates70°29′53″N 051°18′11″W / 70.49806°N 51.30306°W / 70.49806; -51.30306
WebsiteIkerasak Heliport
Map
BGIA is located in Greenland
BGIA
BGIA
Location in Greenland
Helipads
Number Length Surface
m ft
1 15 49 Gravel
Source: Danish AIS[1]

Airlines and destinations edit

AirlinesDestinations
Air Greenland (settlement flights) Saattut, Uummannaq[2]

Air Greenland operates government contract flights to villages in the Uummannaq Fjord region. These mostly cargo flights are not featured in the timetable,[2] although they can be pre-booked.[3] Departure times for these flights as specified during booking are by definition approximate, with the settlement service optimized on the fly depending on local demand for a given day.

References edit

  1. ^ Greenland AIP for BGIA – Ikerasak Heliport from Naviair
  2. ^ a b "Booking system". Air Greenland. Archived from the original on 22 April 2010. Retrieved 9 June 2010.
  3. ^ Air Greenland, fare system rules Archived 2010-07-13 at the Wayback Machine