Kangaatsiaq Heliport

Kangaatsiaq Heliport (ICAO: BGKA) is a heliport in Kangaatsiaq, a village in the Qaasuitsup municipality in western Greenland. The heliport is considered a helistop, and is served by Air Greenland as part of a government contract.

Kangaatsiaq Heliport
Summary
Airport typePublic
OperatorGreenland Airport Authority
(Mittarfeqarfiit)
ServesKangaatsiaq, Greenland
Elevation AMSL17 ft / 5 m
Coordinates68°18′46″N 053°27′37″W
WebsiteKangaatsiaq Heliport
Map
BGKA
Location in Greenland
Helipads
Number Length Surface
m ft
1 30 × 20 98 × 66 Asphalt
Source: Danish AIS[1]

Airlines and destinations
AirlinesDestinations
Air Greenland (settlement flights) Seasonal: Aasiaat, Attu, Iginniarfik, Ikerasaarsuk, Niaqornaarsuk[2]

Air Greenland operates government contract flights to villages in the Aasiaat 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.

Settlement flights in the Disko Bay region are unique in that they are operated only during winter and spring. During summer and autumn, communication between settlements is by sea only, serviced by Diskoline.[4]

References
  1. Greenland AIP for BGKA – Kangaatsiaq Heliport from Naviair
  2. "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
  4. Diskoline timetable Archived 2009-05-22 at the Wayback Machine
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