Savissivik Heliport

Coordinates: 76°01′07″N 065°07′03″W / 76.01861°N 65.11750°W / 76.01861; -65.11750
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Savissivik Heliport
Summary
Airport typePublic
OperatorGreenland Airport Authority
(Mittarfeqarfiit)
ServesSavissivik, Greenland
Elevation AMSL24 ft / 7 m
Coordinates76°01′07″N 065°07′03″W / 76.01861°N 65.11750°W / 76.01861; -65.11750
WebsiteSavissivik Heliport
Map
BGSV is located in Greenland
BGSV
BGSV
Location in Greenland
Helipads
Number Length Surface
m ft
1 30 × 20 98 × 66 Asphalt
Source: Danish AIS[1]

Savissivik Heliport (IATA: SVR, ICAO: BGSV) is a heliport in Savissivik, a village on Meteorite Island, off the shores of the northern end of Melville Bay in Avannaata municipality, northern Greenland. The heliport is considered a helistop, and is served by Air Greenland as part of a government contract.

Airlines and destinations[edit]

AirlinesDestinations
Air Greenland (settlement flights) Pituffik Space Base[2]

Air Greenland operates government contract flights to villages in the Qaanaaq area. These mostly cargo flights are not featured in the timetable,[2] although they can be pre-booked.[3] 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.

Transfers at Pituffik Space Base[edit]

Travellers bound for Pituffik Space Base in Pituffik are required to apply for access permit from either Rigsombudsmanden in Nuuk (residents of Greenland), or the Danish Foreign Ministry (all others).[4] Failure to present the permit during check-in results in denial of boarding. The same rules apply for transfers at Pituffik, a stopover necessary for flights from Savissivik to either Moriusaq or Qaanaaq.

References[edit]

  1. ^ Greenland AIP for BGSV – Savissivik Heliport from Naviair
  2. ^ a b "Booking system". Air Greenland. Archived from the original on 22 April 2010. Retrieved 9 June 2010.
  3. ^ Air Greenland, fare system rules Archived 2010-07-13 at the Wayback Machine
  4. ^ Air Greenland Archived 2010-06-17 at the Wayback Machine