Kangersuatsiaq Heliport
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Kangersuatsiaq Heliport is a heliport
in Kangersuatsiaq
, a village in the Upernavik Archipelago
of Qaasuitsup
municipality in northwestern Greenland
. The heliport is considered a helistop, and is served by Air Greenland
as part of a government contract.
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 Kangersuatsiaq
Kangersuatsiaq
Kangersuatsiaq is an island settlement in the Qaasuitsup municipality in northwestern Greenland. It had 186 inhabitants in 2010.- Upernavik Archipelago :...
, a village in the Upernavik Archipelago
Upernavik Archipelago
Upernavik Archipelago is a vast archipelago of small islands in the Qaasuitsup municipality in northwestern Greenland, on the coast of northeastern Baffin Bay...
of Qaasuitsup
Qaasuitsup
Qaasuitsup is a new municipality in Greenland, operational from 1 January 2009. As of January 2010 its population is 17,749. The administrative center of the municipality is in Ilulissat...
municipality in northwestern 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...
. The heliport is considered a helistop, and is served by Air Greenland
Air Greenland
Air Greenland A/S is the flag carrier airline of Greenland, jointly owned by the government of Greenland, the SAS Group, and the government of Denmark...
as part of a government contract.