Kangersuatsiaq Heliport (IATA: KGQ, ICAO: BGKS) is a heliport in Kangersuatsiaq, a village in the Upernavik Archipelago of Avannaata municipality in northwestern Greenland. The heliport is considered a helistop, and is served by Air Greenland as part of a government contract.
Kangersuatsiaq Heliport | |||||||||||
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Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
Operator | Greenland Airport Authority (Mittarfeqarfiit) | ||||||||||
Serves | Kangersuatsiaq, Greenland | ||||||||||
Elevation AMSL | 112 ft / 34 m | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 72°22′52″N 055°32′12″W / 72.38111°N 55.53667°W | ||||||||||
Website | Kangersuatsiaq Heliport | ||||||||||
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BGKS Location in Greenland | |||||||||||
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Airlines | Destinations |
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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 specified during booking are by definition approximate, with the settlement service optimized on the fly depending on local demand for a given day.