Upernavik Kujalleq Heliport

Upernavik Kujalleq Heliport
Upernavik Kujalleq Heliport
IATA: none – ICAO: BGKL – LID: UPK
Summary
Airport type	Public
Operator	Mittarfeqarfiit
Serves	Upernavik Kujalleq, Greenland
Elevation AMSL	92 ft / 28 m
Coordinates	72°09′24″N 055°32′00″W / 72.15667°N 55.53333°WCoordinates: 72°09′24″N 055°32′00″W / 72.15667°N 55.53333°W
Map
BGKL Location in Greenland
Helipads
Number Length Surface m ft 1 30 by 20 98 × 66 Gravel
Source: Danish AIS[1]

Upernavik Kujalleq Heliport (ICAO: BGKL) is a heliport in Upernavik Kujalleq, a village in the Upernavik Archipelago of Qaasuitsup 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

Airlines	Destinations
Air Greenland (settlement flights)	Kangersuatsiaq, Upernavik[2]

Air Greenland operates government contract flights to villages in the Upernavik area. 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

1. BGKL – Upernavik Kujalleq Heliport (PDF). Greenlandic Aeronautical Information Publication from Statens Luftfartsvæsen (CAA-DK).
2. "Booking system". Air Greenland. Retrieved 9 June 2010.
3. Air Greenland, fare system rules