Saattut Heliport (IATA: SAE, ICAO: BGST)[2] is a heliport in Saattut, a village in Avannaata municipality in western Greenland. The heliport is considered a helistop, and is served by Air Greenland as part of a government contract.
Saattut Heliport | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Operator | Greenland Airport Authority (Mittarfeqarfiit) | ||||||||||
| Serves | Saattut, Greenland | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 131 ft / 40 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 70°48′31″N 051°37′36″W | ||||||||||
| Website | Saattut Heliport | ||||||||||
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Source: Danish AIS[1] | |||||||||||
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| Air Greenland (settlement flights) | Ikerasak, Uummannaq[3] |
Air Greenland operates government contract flights to villages in the Uummannaq Fjord region. These mostly cargo flights are not featured in the timetable,[3] although they can be pre-booked.[4] 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.
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