Aasiaat Airport Mittarfik Aasiaat | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Operator | Greenland Airport Authority (Mittarfeqarfiit) | ||||||||||
| Serves | Aasiaat,Greenland | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 74 ft / 23 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 68°43′19″N052°47′05″W / 68.72194°N 52.78472°W /68.72194; -52.78472 | ||||||||||
| Website | Aasiaat Airport | ||||||||||
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Aasiaat Airport (Greenlandic:Mittarfik Aasiaat) (IATA:JEG,ICAO:BGAA) is anairport located in theDisko Bay, 1 NM (1.9 km; 1.2 mi) northeast[1] ofAasiaat, a town in theQeqertalik municipality in westernGreenland. It can serveSTOL aircraft, although there is no aircraftdeicing equipment at the airport, which is costly and problematic in Greenlandic winter.[2]
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| Air Greenland | Ilulissat,[3]Nuuk[4] Seasonal:Akunnaaq,[3]Attu,[3]Kangaatsiaq,[3]Kitsissuarsuit,[3]Niaqornaarsuk,[3][5]Qasigiannguit,[3]Qeqertarsuaq[3][5] |
Air Greenland operates government contract flights to villages in the Aasiaat Archipelago. These mostly cargo flights are not featured in the timetable,[5] although they can be pre-booked.[6] 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. Settlement flights in theDisko Bay region are unique in that they are operated only during winter and spring. During summer and autumn, communication between settlements is by sea only, serviced by theDiskoline ferry.[7]
There is a road toAasiaat, around 3 km (1.9 mi) road distance to the town centre. Taxis are available.
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