The airport is located north-east of Ilulissat, just 2.8 kilometres (1.7 mi) of city centre. It was built in 1983,[3] replacing the heliport.[3] The airport is the main hub out of three used by Air Greenland.
The purpose of Ilulissat Airport has been debated in Greenland for decades; there has been pressure for runway extension from the local tourist industry and municipal authorities.[4] Currently a new airport is being built slated to open in 2024, but delays might push it to 2025 or later.[5] The expansion of the airport will feature a 2,200 m × 60 m (7,218 ft × 197 ft)[6] runway to let the airport receive direct international airliner flights from mainland Europe and the Americas.[7][8] It will be located just north of the present airport.[9] The new airport will be able to facilitate direct routes from international airports directly to Ilulissat. There is a general debate on extending or replacing most airports in Greenland, since most are either ill located former air bases, or very short.
Air Greenland operates government contract flights to villages in the Disko Bay area. These mostly cargo flights are not featured in the timetable, although they can be pre-booked.[13] 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 the Disko Bay and Aasiaat archipelago areas are operated only during winter and spring. During summer and autumn, communication between settlements is by sea only, serviced by Diskoline.[14]
Accidents and incidentsedit
On 29 January 2014, a De Havilland DHC-8 operated by Air Greenland (Flight 3205) suffered substantial damage in a landing accident. On landing, the left main gear collapsed and the plane skidded down a slope and came to a rest near the perimeter fence. This caused three injuries, not serious, and the aircraft was scrapped. The cause was a pilot error in difficult wind conditions.[15]
^"BGJN – Ilulissat" (xls). AIP Denmark. Copenhagen: Trafikstyrelsen/Danish Transport Authority. 28 June 2012. part AD 2 – BGJN. Retrieved 4 August 2012.
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Ilulissat Airport Greenlandic Mittarfik Ilulissat Danish Ilulissat Lufthavn originally Jakobshavn Lufthavn IATA JAV ICAO BGJN is a minor international airport serving Ilulissat Greenland the entire Disko Bay Region the North and West Greenland It is the 59th largest airport in the Nordic countries with 83 000 passengers in 2012 and is the second airport built in Greenland for civilian travel partially funded by the EU former EC Structural Funds and Cohesion Fund It is the third busiest airport in Greenland and one of the busiest for international travel in Greenland 2 Ilulissat AirportMittarfik IlulissatIlulissat LufthavnIATA JAVICAO BGJNSummaryAirport typeState ownedOwnerMittarfeqarfiitServesIlulissat and Disko Bay GreenlandLocationIlulissat Avannaata MunicipalityHub forAir GreenlandElevation AMSL95 ft 29 mCoordinates69 14 36 N 051 03 26 W 69 24333 N 51 05722 W 69 24333 51 05722Websitewww mit gl ilulissatMapJAVLocation within GreenlandRunwaysDirection Length Surfacem ft06 24 845 2 772 AsphaltStatistics 2012 Passengers83 930Source AIP 1 The airport is located north east of Ilulissat just 2 8 kilometres 1 7 mi of city centre It was built in 1983 3 replacing the heliport 3 The airport is the main hub out of three used by Air Greenland Contents 1 Airport expansion 2 Airlines and destinations 3 Accidents and incidents 4 See also 5 References 6 External linksAirport expansion edit nbsp Airport terminalThe purpose of Ilulissat Airport has been debated in Greenland for decades there has been pressure for runway extension from the local tourist industry and municipal authorities 4 Currently a new airport is being built slated to open in 2024 but delays might push it to 2025 or later 5 The expansion of the airport will feature a 2 200 m 60 m 7 218 ft 197 ft 6 runway to let the airport receive direct international airliner flights from mainland Europe and the Americas 7 8 It will be located just north of the present airport 9 The new airport will be able to facilitate direct routes from international airports directly to Ilulissat There is a general debate on extending or replacing most airports in Greenland since most are either ill located former air bases or very short Airlines and destinations editAirlinesDestinationsAir GreenlandAasiaat Ilimanaq 10 Kangerlussuaq Nuuk Qaanaaq Qaarsut Qeqertaq 10 Saqqaq 10 Sisimiut Upernavik 10 Seasonal Reykjavik Keflavik Qasigiannguit QeqertarsuaqAir NunavutCharter Iqaluit 11 IcelandairSeasonal Reykjavik Keflavik 12 Air Greenland operates government contract flights to villages in the Disko Bay area These mostly cargo flights are not featured in the timetable although they can be pre booked 13 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 the Disko Bay and Aasiaat archipelago areas are operated only during winter and spring During summer and autumn communication between settlements is by sea only serviced by Diskoline 14 Accidents and incidents editOn 29 January 2014 a De Havilland DHC 8 operated by Air Greenland Flight 3205 suffered substantial damage in a landing accident On landing the left main gear collapsed and the plane skidded down a slope and came to a rest near the perimeter fence This caused three injuries not serious and the aircraft was scrapped The cause was a pilot error in difficult wind conditions 15 See also editList of airports in Greenland List of the busiest airports in the Nordic countriesReferences edit BGJN Ilulissat xls AIP Denmark Copenhagen Trafikstyrelsen Danish Transport Authority 28 June 2012 part AD 2 BGJN Retrieved 4 August 2012 https www dropbox com s mrrv0reteqg51oh Operationer 20og 20pax 202012 1988 xls total passengers 2012 was 41 965 a b Air Greenland History Archived 23 May 2010 at the Wayback Machine Mayors calling for airport improvements Sermitsiaq 10 September 2008 Retrieved 17 May 2010 1 2 Massiv udvidelse af gronlandske lufthavne OPLEV VERDEN OG LAD VERDEN OPLEVE OS Qaasuitsup in Danish October 2014 Retrieved 4 December 2014 permanent dead link Ilulissat Retrieved 21 July 2023 a b c d Booking system Air Greenland Archived from the original on 22 April 2010 Retrieved 9 June 2010 Where We Fly Air Nunavut Smooth Air Icelandair flight FI 124 Ilulissat Keflavik Reykjavik 17 May 2022 Air Greenland fare system rules Archived 13 July 2010 at the Wayback Machine Diskoline timetable Archived 22 May 2009 at the Wayback Machine ASN Aircraft accident de Havilland Canada DHC 8 202Q Dash 8 OY GRI Ilulissat Airport JAV External links edit nbsp Media related to Ilulissat Airport at Wikimedia Commons Portals nbsp Aviation nbsp Transport Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Ilulissat Airport amp oldid 1191980315, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
