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Coordinates: 68°18′46″N 053°27′37″W / 68.31278°N 53.46028°W / 68.31278; -53.46028
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{{Infobox airport
| name = Kangaatsiaq Heliport
| name = Kangaatsiaq Heliport
| nativename =
| nativename =
| image =
| image =
| IATA =
| IATA =
| ICAO = BGKA
| ICAO = BGKA
| LID =
| LID =
| type = Public
| type = Public
| owner =
| owner =
| operator = [[Mittarfeqarfiit]]
| operator = [[Greenland Airport Authority]]<br>(Mittarfeqarfiit)
| city-served = [[Kangaatsiaq]], [[Greenland]]
| city-served = [[Kangaatsiaq]], [[Greenland]]
| location =
| location =
| elevation-f = 17
| elevation-f = 17
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| coordinates = {{coord|68|18|46|N|053|27|37|W|region:GL|display=inline,title}}
| elevation-m = 5
| pushpin_map = Greenland
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| coordinates = {{coord|68|18|24|N|053|28|18|W|region:GL_type:airport|display=inline,title|name=Kangaatsiaq Heliport}}
| website =
| pushpin_label = BGKA
| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Greenland
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| metric-rwy = Y
| website = [http://www.mit.gl/dagens-flyvninger/helipladser/kangaatsiaq/ Kangaatsiaq Heliport]
| h1-number = 1
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| metric-rwy = Y
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| h1-length-f = {{convert|30|x|20|m|disp=output number only}}
| h1-length-m = 30 by 20
| h1-number = 1
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| h1-length-f = {{convert|30|×|20|m|disp=number}}
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| h1-surface = [[Asphalt]]
| h1-length-m = 30 × 20
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| footnotes = Source: Danish [[Aeronautical Information Service|AIS]]<ref name="AIP">{{AIP GL|932|BGKA|name=Kangaatsiaq Heliport}}</ref>
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| h1-surface = Asphalt
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| footnotes = Source: Danish [[Aeronautical Information Service|AIS]]<ref name="AIP">{{AIP GL|BGKA|Kangaatsiaq|Kangaatsiaq Heliport}}</ref>
}}
}}


'''Kangaatsiaq Heliport''' {{airport codes||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 government contract.
'''Kangaatsiaq Heliport''' {{airport codes||BGKA}} is a [[heliport]] in [[Kangaatsiaq]], a village in [[Qeqertalik]] municipality in western [[Greenland]]. The heliport is considered a ''helistop'', and is served by [[Air Greenland]] as part of a government contract.


== Airlines and destinations ==
== Airlines and destinations ==
{{Airport-dest-list
{{Airport-dest-list
|[[Air Greenland]] (settlement flights)|Aasiaat (seasonal), Attu (seasonal), Iginniarfik (seasonal), Ikerasaarsuk (seasonal), Niaqornaarsuk (seasonal)<ref name="gl">{{cite web |url=http://book.airgreenland.com/ |publisher=Air Greenland |title=Booking system |accessdate=9 June 2010}}</ref>
|[[Air Greenland]] (settlement flights) | '''Seasonal:''' [[Aasiaat Airport|Aasiaat]], [[Attu Heliport|Attu]], [[Iginniarfik Heliport|Iginniarfik]], [[Ikerasaarsuk Heliport|Ikerasaarsuk]], [[Niaqornaarsuk Heliport|Niaqornaarsuk]]<ref name="gl">{{cite web|url=http://book.airgreenland.com/ |publisher=Air Greenland |title=Booking system |access-date=9 June 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100422211033/http://book.airgreenland.com/ |archive-date=22 April 2010 }}</ref>
}}
}}


Air Greenland operates government contract flights to villages in the [[Aasiaat Archipelago]]. These mostly cargo flights are not featured in the timetable,<ref name="gl"/> although they can be pre-booked.<ref>[http://airgreenland.com/information/bestillingafrejse/rejseprodukter Air Greenland, fare system rules]</ref>. Departure times for these flights as specifed during booking are by definition approximate, with the settlement service optimized on the fly depending on local demand for a given day.
Air Greenland operates government contract flights to villages in the [[Aasiaat Archipelago]]. These mostly cargo flights are not featured in the timetable,<ref name="gl"/> although they can be pre-booked.<ref>[http://airgreenland.com/information/bestillingafrejse/rejseprodukter Air Greenland, fare system rules] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100713230958/http://airgreenland.com/information/bestillingafrejse/rejseprodukter |date=2010-07-13 }}</ref> 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.<ref>[http://diskoline.gl/index.php?page_label=schedule Diskoline timetable]</ref>
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.<ref>[http://diskoline.gl/index.php?page_label=schedule Diskoline timetable] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090522055345/http://diskoline.gl/index.php?page_label=schedule |date=2009-05-22 }}</ref>


==References==
==References==
{{reflist}}
{{Reflist}}


{{Airports in Greenland}}
{{Airports in Greenland}}


{{authority control}}

[[Category:Airports in the Arctic]]
[[Category:Disko Bay]]
[[Category:Disko Bay]]
[[Category:Heliports in Greenland]]
[[Category:Heliports in Greenland]]

Latest revision as of 20:03, 8 October 2024

Kangaatsiaq Heliport
Summary
Airport typePublic
OperatorGreenland Airport Authority
(Mittarfeqarfiit)
ServesKangaatsiaq, Greenland
Elevation AMSL17 ft / 5 m
Coordinates68°18′46″N 053°27′37″W / 68.31278°N 53.46028°W / 68.31278; -53.46028
WebsiteKangaatsiaq Heliport
Map
BGKA is located in Greenland
BGKA
BGKA
Location in Greenland
Map
Helipads
Number Length Surface
m ft
1 30 × 20 98 × 66 Asphalt
Source: Danish AIS[1]

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

Airlines and destinations

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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

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  1. ^ Greenland AIP for BGKA – Kangaatsiaq Heliport from Naviair
  2. ^ a b "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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