Kuummiit Heliport

Summary

Kuummiit Heliport (ICAO: BGKM) is a heliport in Kuummiit (Kuummiut in west Greenlandic), a village in the Sermersooq municipality in southeastern Greenland. The heliport is considered a helistop, and is served by Air Greenland as part of a government contract.

Kuummiit Heliport
Summary
Airport typePublic
OperatorGreenland Airport Authority
(Mittarfeqarfiit)
ServesKuummiit, Greenland
Elevation AMSL89 ft / 27 m
Coordinates65°51′50″N 036°59′44″W / 65.86389°N 36.99556°W / 65.86389; -36.99556
Map
BGKM is located in Greenland
BGKM
BGKM
Location in Greenland
Helipads
Number Length Surface
m ft
1 30 × 20 98 × 66 Gravel
Source: Danish AIS[1]

Airlines and destinations edit

AirlinesDestinations
Air Greenland (settlement flights) Tasiilaq[2]

Air Greenland operates government contract flights to villages in the Tasiilaq area. 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 BGKM – Kuummiit 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