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Qaqortoq Heliport (IATA: JJU, ICAO: BGJH) is a heliport in the southern part 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).
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Qaqortoq Heliport |
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| Summary |
| Airport type |
Public |
| Operator |
Greenland Airport Authority
(Mittarfeqarfiit) |
| Serves |
Qaqortoq, Greenland |
| Elevation AMSL |
53 ft / 16 m |
| Coordinates |
60°42′57″N
046°01′46″W |
| Website |
Qaqortoq Heliport |
| Map |
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Location in Greenland
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| Helipads |
| Number |
Length |
Surface |
| m |
ft |
| 1 |
11.5
(radius) |
38
(radius) |
Asphalt |
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| Statistics (2012) |
| Passengers |
14,204 |
| Aircraft movements |
1,897 |
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Source: Danish AIS
Statistics from airport |
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Qaqortoq Airport |
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| Summary |
| Serves |
Qaqortoq, Greenland |
| Opened |
Airport soon under construction |
| Coordinates |
60°45′51″N
46°3′57″W |
| Website |
Qaqortoq |
| Map |
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Location in Greenland
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| Runways |
| Direction |
Length |
Surface |
| m |
ft |
| 9/27 |
1,500 |
4,921 |
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Airlines and destinations
| Airlines |
Destinations |
| Air Greenland |
Alluitsup Paa, Nanortalik, Narsaq, Narsarsuaq |
| Air Greenland (settlement flights) |
Ammassivik |
Qaqortoq Heliport destinations
Air Greenland operates government contract flights to villages in the Qaqortoq region. 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.
Future
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.
The new airport is forecast to have not so high regularity, because its location at 130 metres altitude gives more wind and fog.
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