Qaqortoq Heliport

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).

Qaqortoq Heliport
Qaqortoq Heliport
Summary
Airport typePublic
OperatorGreenland Airport Authority
(Mittarfeqarfiit)
ServesQaqortoq, Greenland
Elevation AMSL53 ft / 16 m
Coordinates60°42′57″N 046°01′46″W
WebsiteQaqortoq Heliport
Map
BGJH
Location in Greenland
Helipads
Number Length Surface
m ft
1 11.5
(radius)		 38
(radius)		 Asphalt
Statistics (2012)
Passengers14,204
Aircraft movements1,897
Source: Danish AIS[1]
Statistics from airport[2]
Qaqortoq Airport
Summary
ServesQaqortoq, Greenland
OpenedAirport soon under construction
Coordinates60°45′51″N 46°3′57″W
WebsiteQaqortoq
Map
airport
Location in Greenland
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
9/27 1,500 4,921

Airlines and destinations
Qaqortoq Heliport destinations.
AirlinesDestinations
Air Greenland Alluitsup Paa, Nanortalik, Narsaq, Narsarsuaq[3]
Air Greenland (settlement flights) Ammassivik[3]

Air Greenland operates government contract flights to villages in the Qaqortoq region. These mostly cargo flights are not featured in the timetable,[3] although they can be pre-booked.[4] 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
See also: Qaqortoq § Transport

The future of the heliport is connected to the wider network of air traffic in southern Greenland. A political decision was taken by the Greenland government and parliament during December 2015, regarding construction of an airport close to Qaqortoq with a 1500-metre runway. Also, a 6.2 kilometre dirt road from Qaqortoq town to the airport site was completed during November 2016. And the first rock blastings at the airport site were conducted during early November 2016. Construction of the new airport will be started in either 2018 or 2019, with an expected completion during 2021.[5] The new airport is forecast to have not so high regularity, because its location at 130 metres altitude gives more wind and fog.[6]

References
  1. Greenland AIP for BGJH – Qaqortoq Heliport from Naviair
  2. Operationer og pax 2012-1988.xls
  3. "Booking system". Air Greenland. Archived from the original on 22 April 2010. Retrieved 9 June 2010.
  4. Air Greenland, fare system rules Archived July 13, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
  5. http://kair.gl/en/
  6. Lufthavnspakke i proces - men Qaqortoq Lufthavn udfordrer
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