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Ittoqqortoormiit Heliport

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Airport type
  
Public

1
  
13.5

Code
  
OBY

Elevation AMSL
  
238 ft / 73 m

13.5
  
44

Ittoqqortoormiit Heliport

Serves
  
Ittoqqortoormiit, Greenland

Website
  
Ittoqqortoormiit heliport

Operator
  
Greenland Airport Authority

Ittoqqortoormiit Heliport (IATA: OBY, ICAO: BGSC) is a heliport in Ittoqqortoormiit, a village in the Sermersooq municipality in eastern Greenland.

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Airlines and destinations

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

Relocation

The Nerlerit Inaat Airport may be relocated to a new site on Liverpool Land much closer to Ittoqqortoormiit, between the settlement and Unarteq cape (Kap Tobin) to the south, thus eliminating the need for helicopter transfers. The project would be economical if the need for the helicopter could be eliminated, but it is needed for search and rescue also.

References

Ittoqqortoormiit Heliport Wikipedia