Ittoqqortoormiit Heliport

Ittoqqortoormiit Heliport
IATA: OBY ICAO: BGSC
Summary
Airport type	Public
Operator	Greenland Airport Authority (Mittarfeqarfiit)
Serves	Ittoqqortoormiit, Greenland
Elevation AMSL	238 ft / 73 m
Coordinates	70°29′18″N 021°58′18″W / 70.48833°N 21.97167°W / 70.48833; -21.97167Coordinates: 70°29′18″N 021°58′18″W / 70.48833°N 21.97167°W / 70.48833; -21.97167
Website	Ittoqqortoormiit heliport
Map
BGSC Location in Greenland
Helipads
Number Length Surface m ft 1 13.5 44 Asphalt
Statistics (2012)
Passengers 834 Aircraft movements 427
Source: Danish AIS[1] Statistics from airport[2]

Ittoqqortoormiit Heliport (IATA: OBY^[3][4], ICAO: BGSC) is a heliport in Ittoqqortoormiit, a village in the Sermersooq municipality in eastern Greenland.

Airlines and destinations

Because of passenger capacity, the helicopters do up to four flights for each departing airplane. There are 50 minutes between these helicopter departures, causing a longer total travel time for many passengers.^[5] The distance by helicopter to Nerlerit Inaat is 38 kilometres (24 mi).

Relocation

The Nerlerit Inaat Airport may be relocated ^[6] to a new site on Liverpool Land much closer to Ittoqqortoormiit, between the settlement and Unarteq cape (Kap Tobin) to the south, thus eliminating the need for helicopter transfers.^[7] The project would be economical if the need for the helicopter could be eliminated, but it is needed for search and rescue also.^[7]

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