Qaqortoq Heliport

Qaqortoq Heliport

Qaqortoq Heliport
IATA: JJUICAO: BGJH
Summary
Airport type Public
Operator Greenland Airport Authority
(Mittarfeqarfiit)
Serves Qaqortoq, Greenland
Elevation AMSL 53 ft / 16 m
Coordinates 60°42′57″N 046°01′46″W / 60.71583°N 46.02944°W / 60.71583; -46.02944Coordinates: 60°42′57″N 046°01′46″W / 60.71583°N 46.02944°W / 60.71583; -46.02944
Website Qaqortoq Heliport
Map
BGJH

Location in Greenland

Helipads
Number Length Surface
m ft
1 11.5
(radius)
38
(radius)
Asphalt
Statistics (2012)
Passengers 14,204
Aircraft movements 1,897
Source: Danish AIS[1]
Statistics from airport[2]

Qaqortoq Heliport (IATA: JJU, ICAO: BGJH) is a heliport in the southern part[1] of Qaqortoq, a town in the Kujalleq municipality in southern Greenland. The distance to Narsarsuaq Airport, the only airport with flights from Qaqortoq, is 59 kilometres (37 mi).

Airlines and destinations

Qaqortoq Heliport destinations.
AirlinesDestinations
Air Greenland Alluitsup Paa, Nanortalik, Narsaq, Narsarsuaq[3]
Air Greenland (settlement flights) Ammassivik[3]

Air Greenland operates government contract flights to villages in the Qaqortoq region. These mostly cargo flights are not featured in the timetable,[3] although they can be pre-booked.[4] 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.

Future

The future of the heliport is connected to the wider network of air traffic in southern Greenland. Presently there is a political discussion underway regarding construction of an airport near Qaqortoq.

References

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