Uummannaq Heliport

Uummannaq Heliport (IATA: UMD, ICAO: BGUM) is a heliport in Uummannaq, a town located on Uummannaq Island in the Qaasuitsup municipality in northwestern Greenland. There are no facilities in the heliport.

Uummannaq Heliport
Uummannaq Heliport
Summary
Airport typePublic
OperatorGreenland Airport Authority
(Mittarfeqarfiit)
ServesUummannaq, Greenland
Elevation AMSL50 ft / 15 m
Coordinates70°40′49″N 052°09′42″W
WebsiteUummannaq Heliport
Map
BGUM
Location in Greenland
Helipads
Number Length Surface
m ft
1 20 × 20 66 × 66 Asphalt
Source: Danish AIS,[1] GCM,[2] STV[3]

Airlines and destinations
AirlinesDestinations
Air Greenland Qaarsut
Air Greenland (settlement flights) Ikerasak, Illorsuit, Niaqornat, Nuugaatsiaq, Saattut, Ukkusissat[4]

Air Greenland operates government contract flights to villages in the Uummannaq Fjord region. These mostly cargo flights are not featured in the timetable,[4] although they can be pre-booked.[5] 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.

Uummannaq 'airport'
Main article: Qaarsut Airport

Neighboring Qaarsut Airport, located on Nuussuaq Peninsula on the other side of the Uummannaq fjord is the only daily connection available from Uummannaq,[6] serving Dash-7 aircraft of Air Greenland.[7] It functions as a mini-hub for Uummannaq,[8] marketed as Uummannaq Airport regardless of its actual location, registration, documentation, and existing booking systems.

Photographs
  • Terminal hall
  • Check-in desk
  • Air Greenland Bell 212 helicopter
  • Air Greenland Bell 212 helicopter approaching helipad
  • Windsock and vista from the helipad towards Salliaruseq Island across Sarqarput Strait
  • Unloading baggage from the Air Greenland Bell 212 helicopter
  • A red postbox of Post Greenland by the entrance

References
  1. Greenland AIP for BGUM – Uummannaq Heliport from Naviair
  2. Airport information for Uummannaq, Qaasuitsup, Greenland at Great Circle Mapper.
  3. Airport information for Uummannaq Heliport at Transport Search website.
  4. "Booking system". Air Greenland. Archived from the original on 22 April 2010. Retrieved 9 June 2010.
  5. Air Greenland, fare system rules Archived 2010-07-13 at the Wayback Machine
  6. Air Greenland, Timetable 2008 Archived 2009-02-19 at the Wayback Machine
  7. Air Greenland, destination overview Archived 2009-02-11 at the Wayback Machine
  8. greenland-guide.gl
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