Qaqortoq Heliport
Qaqortoq Heliport | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Operator | Greenland Airport Authority (Mittarfeqarfiit) | ||||||||||
| Serves | Qaqortoq, Greenland | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 53 ft / 16 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 60°42′57″N 046°01′46″W / 60.71583°N 46.02944°W | ||||||||||
| Website | Qaqortoq Heliport | ||||||||||
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  BGJH Location in Greenland | |||||||||||
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| Source: Danish AIS[1] Statistics from airport[2] | |||||||||||
Qaqortoq Heliport (IATA: JJU, ICAO: BGJH) is a heliport in the southern part[1] of Qaqortoq, a town in the Kujalleq municipality in southern Greenland. The distance to Narsarsuaq Airport, the only airport with flights from Qaqortoq, is 59 kilometres (37 mi).
A large international airport, Qaqortoq Airport, is currently under construction as of 2024, and is due to be complete by late 2026. Equipped with a 1,500 metre runway, it will replace the current heliport as well as fixed-wing flights from Narsarsuaq Airport.[3]
Airlines and destinations
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| Airlines | Destinations |
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| Air Greenland | Nanortalik,[4] Narsaq,[4] Narsarsuaq[4] Seasonal: Alluitsup Paa, Ammassivik[5] |
Air Greenland operates government contract flights to villages in the Qaqortoq region. These mostly cargo flights are not featured in the timetable,[5] although they can be pre-booked.[6] 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.
Future
[edit]In December 2015 the Greenland government decided on construction of the Qaqortoq Airport, to be used for fixed-wing aircraft, close to Qaqortoq with a 1,500-metre (4,921 ft) runway. As of October 2024, the new airport is under construction and is due to be completed in 2026.[7][3] When the new airport opens it will replace, in operation, Qaqortoq heliport and Narsarsuaq Airport. The airport will assume the heilport's IATA code of JJU, but will have a new ICAO code of BGQO.
References
[edit]- ^ a b Greenland AIP for BGJH – Qaqortoq Heliport from Naviair
- ^ Operationer og pax 2012-1988.xls
- ^ a b Redaktionen (2023-10-07). "Qaqortoqs nye lufthavn yderligere forsinket: Narsarsuaq Lufthavn skal forblive i drift indtil 2026". www.sermitsiaq.ag (in Danish). Retrieved 2024-10-13.
- ^ a b c "Qaqortoq". OAG Flight Guide Worldwide. 25 (5). Luton, United Kingdom: OAG Aviation Worldwide Limited: 871. November 2023. ISSN 1466-8718.
- ^ a b "Booking system". Air Greenland. Archived from the original on 22 April 2010. Retrieved 9 June 2010.
- ^ Air Greenland, fare system rules Archived July 13, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Home". kair.gl.