Innaarsuit Heliport (IATA: IUI, ICAO: BGIN) is a heliport in Innaarsuit, a village in the Upernavik Archipelago of Avannaata municipality in
northwestern Greenland. The heliport is considered a helistop, and is served by Air Greenland as part of a government contract.
Innaarsuit Heliport |
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Summary |
Airport type |
Public |
Operator |
Greenland Airport Authority
(Mittarfeqarfiit) |
Serves |
Innaarsuit, Greenland |
Elevation AMSL |
95 ft / 29 m |
Coordinates |
73°12′09″N
056°00′40″W |
Map |
Location in Greenland
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Helipads |
Number |
Length |
Surface |
m |
ft |
1 |
15 |
49 |
Gravel |
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Source: Danish AIS |
Airlines and destinations
Airlines |
Destinations |
Air Greenland (settlement flights) |
Tasiusaq, Upernavik |
Air Greenland operates government contract flights to villages in the Upernavik area. These mostly cargo flights are not featured in the timetable,
although they can be pre-booked. 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.
Accidents
In 1993 a Bell 212 helicopter operated by Grønlandsfly, crashed near Innarsuit. Four killed (both pilots and two passengers) of seven on board.
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