Ukkusissat Heliport
Ukkusissat Heliport | |
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 Ukkusissat Heliport: Air Greenland Bell 212 | |
| Summary | |
| Airport type | Public |
| Operator | Greenland Airport Administration |
| Serves | Ukkusissat, Greenland |
| Location | Ukkusissat |
| Elevation AMSL | 223 ft / 68 m |
| Coordinates | 71°03′19″N 51°53′00″W / 71.05528°N 51.88333°W |
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Ukkusissat Heliport (ICAO: BGUT[2]) is a heliport in Ukkusissat, a village in the Uummannaq Fjord system in the Qaasuitsup municipality in northwestern Greenland. The heliport is considered a helistop, and is served by Air Greenland as part of government contract. There are no facilities at the helistop; check-in is administered in the Pilersuisoq communal store, the central point of the settlement.
Airlines and destinations
| Airlines | Destinations |
|---|---|
| Air Greenland (settlement flights) | Uummannaq [3] |
Air Greenland operates government contract flights to villages in the Uummannaq area. These mostly cargo flights are not featured in the timetable, [3] although they can be pre-booked[4]. 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.
Photographs
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Baggage delivery: from the helipad to the Pilersuisoq store -
Air Greenland Bell 212 approaching the heliport from the south
References
- ^ AIP Greenland
- ^ Airport information for BGUT at Great Circle Mapper.
- ^ a b Air Greenland, Departures and Arrivals
- ^ Air Greenland, fare system rules