Ittoqqortoormiit Heliport
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 | ||||||||||
| Website | Ittoqqortoormiit heliport | ||||||||||
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  BGSC Location in Greenland | |||||||||||
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| Source: Danish AIS[1] Statistics from airport[2] | |||||||||||
Ittoqqortoormiit Heliport (IATA: OBY[3][4], ICAO: BGSC) is a heliport in Ittoqqortoormiit, a village in the Sermersooq municipality in eastern Greenland.
Airlines and destinations
[edit]| Airlines | Destinations |
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| Air Greenland | Nerlerit Inaat[5][6] |
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.[6] The distance by helicopter to Nerlerit Inaat is 38 kilometres (24 mi).
Relocation
[edit]The relocation of the Nerlerit Inaat Airport to a new site on Liverpool Land closer to Ittoqqortoormiit, between the settlement and Uunarteq cape (Danish: Kap Tobin) to the south has been considered since the 2000s.[7] This would eliminate the need for helicopter transfers.[8] The project would be economical if the need for the helicopter could be eliminated; however, it would still be needed for search and rescue.[9]
In 2025, a decision was made to construct an airport in Ittoqqortoormiit, financed by the Danish state.[10]
References
[edit]- ^ 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
- ^ "November 2023". OAG Flight Guide Worldwide. 25 (5). Luton, United Kingdom: OAG Aviation Worldwide Limited: 725. ISSN 1466-8718.
- ^ a b "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
- ^ "Øget trafik i Nationalparken". Sermitsiaq (in Danish). 9 March 2010. Archived from the original on 3 July 2012. Retrieved 17 May 2010.
- ^ En trafikøkonomisk analyse af en lufthavn ved Ittoqqortoormiit August 2001 Archived 2015-02-04 at the Wayback Machine (Danish)
- ^ Veirum, Thomas Munk (2025-09-16). "Milliard-aftale: Danmark vil finansiere ny lufthavn, en dybvandshavn og visse sundhedsudgifter i Grønland". www.sermitsiaq.ag (in Danish). Retrieved 2025-09-18.