Aappilattoq (Qaasuitsup) Heliport
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Aappilattoq Heliport is a heliport
in Aappilattoq
, 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 government contract.
There is also a heliport with the same name
located in the village of Aappilattoq
in the Kujalleq
municipality in southern Greenland.
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 Aappilattoq
Aappilattoq, Qaasuitsup
Aappilattoq is a settlement in the Qaasuitsup municipality in northwestern Greenland, located on an island of the same name in the southern part of Upernavik Archipelago. Founded in 1805, the settlement had 180 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 government contract.
There is also a heliport with the same name
Aappilattoq Heliport (Kujalleq)
Aappilattoq Heliport is a heliport in Aappilattoq, a village in the Kujalleq municipality in southern Greenland. The heliport is considered a helistop, and is served by Air Greenland as part of government contract....
located in the village of Aappilattoq
Aappilattoq, Kujalleq
Aappilattoq is a village in the Kujalleq municipality in southern Greenland. The name means "sea anemone" in the Greenlandic language...
in the Kujalleq
Kujalleq
Kujalleq is a new municipality in the southern tip of Greenland, operational from 1 January 2009. With 7,589 inhabitants as of January 2010, it is the least-populated municipality in Greenland. The administrative center of the municipality is in Qaqortoq...
municipality in southern Greenland.