Kangersuatsiaq Heliport

Summary

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
Summary
Airport typePublic
OperatorGreenland Airport Authority
(Mittarfeqarfiit)
ServesKangersuatsiaq, Greenland
Elevation AMSL112 ft / 34 m
Coordinates72°22′52″N 055°32′12″W / 72.38111°N 55.53667°W / 72.38111; -55.53667
WebsiteKangersuatsiaq Heliport
Map
BGKS is located in Greenland
BGKS
BGKS
Location in Greenland
Helipads
Number Length Surface
m ft
1 27 × 18 89 × 59 Grass
Source: Danish AIS[1]

Airlines and destinations edit

AirlinesDestinations
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.

References edit

  1. ^ Greenland AIP for BGKS – Kangersuatsiaq 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