Ittoqqortoormiit Heliport | |||||||||||
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Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
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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 | ||||||||||
Website | Ittoqqortoormiit heliport | ||||||||||
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Ittoqqortoormiit Heliport ( IATA: OBY [3] [4], ICAO: BGSC) is a heliport in Ittoqqortoormiit, a village in the Sermersooq municipality in eastern Greenland.
Airlines | Destinations |
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Air Greenland | Nerlerit Inaat [5] |
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).
The Nerlerit Inaat Airport may be relocated [6] to a new site on Liverpool Land much closer to Ittoqqortoormiit, between the settlement and Uunarteq (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; however, it would still be needed for search and rescue. [7]