Ilulissat Airport

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The Ilulissat Airport (. Grönl. Mittarfik Ilulissat, Ilulissat dän Lufthavn ) ( IATA: JAV, ICAO: BGJN ) is located on the shores of Disko Bay, 4.3 km to the north of Ilulissat, a settlement in the municipality in western Greenland Qaasuitsup. The airport was built in 1983 to replace the old heliport.

Airlines and destinations

The Air Greenland also leads flights on behalf of the government in remote settlements in the region of Disko Bay. These flights, mostly cargo flights, and be listed in any schedule, although they can be booked in advance. The departure times are only given approximately, so that you can adapt as needed. Such flights are operated only during winter and spring, while the area in the summer and autumn is served by the Disko Line - ship route.

Expansion of the runway

The benefits of the airport is strongly debated in Greenland. On the part of local tourism and the local authorities there is pressure to extend the runway. A longer (1799 m) runway would allow direct flights from Europe. The airport would then be combined with the Kangerlussuaq Airport is the most important airport in Greenland. Generally you discussed it, rebuild all the airports of the country on or off.

Was added at airport

A Sikorsky S- 61N helicopter of Air Greenland

A de Havilland Canada DHC -7 Air Greenland, named " Nipiki "

A Beechcraft King Air B200 of the Icelandic Civil Aviation Administration ( Flugmálastjórn Íslands )

A Sikorsky S -92 helicopter of the Cougar Helicopters in the landing process