| Ittoqqortoormiit Heliport | |||||||||||
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| 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; -21.97167 | ||||||||||
| Website | Ittoqqortoormiit heliport | ||||||||||
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  BGSCLocation in Greenland | |||||||||||
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| Source: Danish AIS Statistics from airport | |||||||||||
Ittoqqortoormiit Heliport (IATA: OBY, ICAO: BGSC) is a heliport in Ittoqqortoormiit, a village in the Sermersooq municipality in eastern Greenland.
Airlines and destinations
| Airlines | Destinations |
|---|---|
| Air Greenland | Nerlerit Inaat |
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. The distance by helicopter to Nerlerit Inaat is 38 kilometres (24 mi).
Relocation
The Nerlerit Inaat Airport may be relocated 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. The project would be economical if the need for the helicopter could be eliminated; however, it would still be needed for search and rescue.
References
- Greenland AIP for BGSC – Ittoqqortoormiit Heliport from Naviair
- Operationer og pax 2012-1988.xls
- "IATA Location Code Search (OBY: Ittoqqortoormiit)". International Air Transport Association. Retrieved 13 December 2012.
- Accident history for OBY at Aviation Safety Network
- ^ "Booking system". Air Greenland. Archived from the original on 22 April 2010. Retrieved 9 June 2010.
- Sermitsiaq, 2010/03/09 Archived 2012-07-03 at archive.today
- ^ En trafikøkonomisk analyse af en lufthavn ved Ittoqqortoormiit August 2001 (Danish)