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Niaqornat Heliport

Coordinates: 70°47′20″N 053°39′22″W / 70.78889°N 53.65611°W / 70.78889; -53.65611
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Niaqornat Heliport
Summary
Airport typePublic
OperatorGreenland Airport Authority
(Mittarfeqarfiit)
ServesNiaqornat, Greenland
Elevation AMSL10 ft / 3 m
Coordinates70°47′20″N 053°39′22″W / 70.78889°N 53.65611°W / 70.78889; -53.65611
WebsiteNiaqornat Heliport
Map
BGNT is located in Greenland
BGNT
BGNT
Location in Greenland
Helipads
Number Length Surface
m ft
1 27 × 18 89 × 59 Stones
Source: Danish AIS[1]

Niaqornat Heliport (IATA: NIQ, ICAO: BGNT) is a heliport in Niaqornat, a village on the northeastern shore of Nuussuaq Peninsula in Avannaata municipality in northwestern 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) Uummannaq[2]

Air Greenland operates government contract flights to villages in the Uummannaq Fjord region. 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.

References

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  1. ^ Greenland AIP for BGNT – Niaqornat 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