Aappilattoq Heliport (Qaasuitsup)

Aappilattoq Heliport
Summary
Airport type Public
Operator Greenland Airport Authority
(Mittarfeqarfiit)
Serves Aappilattoq, Greenland
Elevation AMSL 42 ft / 13 m
Coordinates 72°53′13″N 55°35′46″W / 72.88694°N 55.59611°W / 72.88694; -55.59611Coordinates: 72°53′13″N 55°35′46″W / 72.88694°N 55.59611°W / 72.88694; -55.59611
Website Aappilattoq Heliport
Map
AOQ

Location in Greenland

Helipads
Number Length Surface
m ft
1 30 × 20 98 × 66 Gravel
Source: Greenlandic AIP[1]

Aappilattoq Heliport (IATA: AOQ, ICAO: BGAG) is a heliport in Aappilattoq, a village in the Upernavik Archipelago of Qaasuitsup municipality in northwestern Greenland. The heliport is considered a helistop, and is served by Air Greenland as part of government contract.

There is also a heliport with the same name located in the village of Aappilattoq in the Kujalleq municipality in southern Greenland.

Airlines and destinations

AirlinesDestinations
Air Greenland (settlement flights) Upernavik[2]

Air Greenland operates government contract flights to villages in the Upernavik 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

  1. Greenland AIP for BGAG – Aappilattoq Heliport from Naviair
  2. 1 2 "Booking system". Air Greenland. Archived from the original on 22 April 2010. Retrieved 9 June 2010.
  3. Air Greenland, fare system rules Archived 13 July 2010 at the Wayback Machine.

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