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

AirlinesDestinations
Air Greenland Nerlerit Inaat[5]

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.[5] The distance by helicopter to Nerlerit Inaat is 38 kilometres (24 mi).

Relocation

The Nerlerit Inaat Airport may be relocated [6] to a new site on Liverpool Land much closer to Ittoqqortoormiit, between the settlement and Uunarteq (Kap Tobin) to the south, thus eliminating the need for helicopter transfers.[7] The project would be economical if the need for the helicopter could be eliminated; however, it would still be needed for search and rescue.[7]

References

  1. ^ Greenland AIP for BGSC – Ittoqqortoormiit Heliport from Naviair
  2. ^ Operationer og pax 2012-1988.xls
  3. ^ "IATA Location Code Search (OBY: Ittoqqortoormiit)". International Air Transport Association. Retrieved 13 December 2012.
  4. ^ Accident history for OBY at Aviation Safety Network
  5. ^ a b "Booking system". Air Greenland. Archived from the original on 22 April 2010. Retrieved 9 June 2010.
  6. ^ Sermitsiaq, 2010/03/09 Archived 2012-07-03 at archive.today
  7. ^ a b En trafikøkonomisk analyse af en lufthavn ved Ittoqqortoormiit August 2001 (Danish)