Aasiaat airport

Airport Aasiaat Mittarfik Aasiaat Egedesminde Lufthavn
Characteristics
ICAO code	BGAA
IATA code	JEG
Coordinates	68 ° 43 '19 "  N , 52 ° 47' 5"  W Coordinates: 68 ° 43 '19 "  N , 52 ° 47' 5"  W.
Height above MSL	23 m (75  ft )
Transport links
Distance from the city center	1.9 km northeast of Aasiaat
Basic data
operator	Greenland Airport Authority ( Mittarfeqarfiit )
Passengers	19,427
Start-and runway
11/29	799 m × 30 m asphalt

The Aasiaat airport ( IATA: JEG , ICAO: BGAA ) is an airport , which is approximately 1.9 kilometers northeast of Aasiaat , a settlement of the community Qeqertalik in western Greenland is. Although there are no de-icing systems, it can be approached by so-called STOL aircraft. The lack of de-icing facilities is a problem, especially in the Greenland winter, and is very costly.

Transportation to the airport

There is a road to Aasiaat, the distance of about three kilometers to the town center can be covered by taxis.

Airlines and Destinations

Airlines	aims
Air Greenland	Ilulissat , Kangerlussuaq , Nuuk , Sisimiut Seasonal: Akunnaaq , Attu , Kangaatsiaq , Kitsissuarsuit , Niaqornaarsuk , Qasigiannguit , Qeqertarsuaq

Air Greenland operates flights to the Aasiaat archipelago that have been contractually agreed with the Greenland government . These flights, mostly cargo flights, are not on the schedule , although they can be booked in advance. The departure times are deliberately only given provisionally, as the flights are tailored to demand.

Flights to the surrounding areas of Disko Bay (settlement flights) are unique as they are only carried out in winter and spring. These settlements are the ferries during the summer and autumn Disko Line approached.

Web links

• Aasiaat Airport on the website of the Greenland Airport Authority Mittarfeqarfiit (English, Danish, Greenlandic)
• Aasiaat Airport on the Air Greenland website (English, Danish, Greenlandic)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Archived copy ( memento of the original dated August 22, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , accessed on August 21, 2016 
2. ↑ Defective equipment costs Air Greenland millions . In: Sermitsiaq . November 18, 2008. Archived from the original on May 25, 2012. Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved May 17, 2010. 
3. ↑ ^{a b c} http://www.airgreenland.com/ (accessed on August 21, 2016)
4. ↑ http://www.mit.gl/dagens-flyvninger/lufthavne/aasiaat/
5. ↑ https://www.diskoline.dk/da/ (accessed on August 21, 2016)