Niaqornat Heliport
Heliport in Greenland
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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.
Niaqornat Heliport | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Operator | Greenland Airport Authority (Mittarfeqarfiit) | ||||||||||
| Serves | Niaqornat, Greenland | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 10 ft (3.0 m) | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 70°47′20″N 053°39′22″W | ||||||||||
| Website | Niaqornat Heliport | ||||||||||
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| Source: Danish AIS[1] | |||||||||||
Airlines and destinations
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| Air Greenland (settlement flights) | Uummannaq[2][3] |
Air Greenland operates government contract flights to villages in the Uummannaq Fjord 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.