Ittoqqortoormiit Heliport
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Ittoqqortoormiit Heliport is a heliport
in Ittoqqortoormiit
, a village in the Sermersooq
municipality in eastern Greenland
.
may be relocated to a new site on Liverpool Land
closer to Ittoqqortoormiit, between the settlement and Unarteq cape (Kap Tobin) to the south, thus eliminating the need for helicopter transfers.
Heliport
A heliport is a small airport suitable only for use by helicopters. Heliports typically contain one or more helipads and may have limited facilities such as fuel, lighting, a windsock, or even hangars...
in Ittoqqortoormiit
Ittoqqortoormiit
Ittoqqortoormiit is a settlement in the Sermersooq municipality in eastern Greenland. Its population is 469 as of 2010.The Danish name Scoresbysund derives from the name of the Arctic explorer and whaler William Scoresby, who was the first to map the area in 1822. The Greenlandic name...
, a village in the Sermersooq
Sermersooq
Sermersooq is a new municipality in Greenland, operational from 1 January 2009. It is home to Nuuk , the capital of Greenland, and is the most populous municipality in the country, with 21,232 inhabitants as of January 2010...
municipality in eastern Greenland
Greenland
Greenland is an autonomous country within the Kingdom of Denmark, located between the Arctic and Atlantic Oceans, east of the Canadian Arctic Archipelago. Though physiographically a part of the continent of North America, Greenland has been politically and culturally associated with Europe for...
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Relocation
The Nerlerit Inaat AirportNerlerit Inaat Airport
Nerlerit Inaat Airport is an airport in the Sermersooq municipality in eastern Greenland. It is located on Jameson Land and serves the town of Ittoqqortoormiit, approximately to the south-east. The airport can serve STOL aircraft. A Bell 222 helicopter of Air Greenland is permanently housed at...
may be relocated to a new site on Liverpool Land
Liverpool Land
Liverpool Land is a peninsula in eastern Greenland.- Geography :The peninsula is bounded by Scoresby Sund in the south, Carlsberg Fjord in the northwest, Kangerterajiva in the southwest, the Greenland Sea in the east, and Jameson Land in the west...
closer to Ittoqqortoormiit, between the settlement and Unarteq cape (Kap Tobin) to the south, thus eliminating the need for helicopter transfers.