Qasigiannguit Heliport

Qasigiannguit Heliport (IATA: JCH^[2][3], ICAO: BGCH) is a heliport in the eastern part^[1] of Qasigiannguit, a town located on the southeastern shores of Disko Bay^[4] in Qeqertalik municipality, in western Greenland.

Qasigiannguit Heliport
IATA: JCH ICAO: BGCH
Summary
Airport type	Public
Operator	Greenland Airport Authority (Mittarfeqarfiit)
Serves	Qasigiannguit, Greenland
Elevation AMSL	70 ft / 21 m
Coordinates	68°49′02″N 051°10′29″W
Website	Qasigiannguit Heliport
Map
BGCH Location in Greenland
Helipads
Number Length Surface m ft 1 20 × 20 66 × 66 Concrete
Source: Danish AIS[1]

Airlines and destinations

Airlines	Destinations
Air Greenland	Seasonal: Aasiaat, Ilulissat, Qeqertarsuaq[5]
Air Greenland (settlement flights)	Seasonal: Ikamiut, Ilimanaq[5]

Air Greenland operates government contract flights to villages in the Disko Bay region. These mostly cargo flights are not featured in the timetable,^[5] although they can be pre-booked.^[6] 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 unique in that they are operated only during winter and spring. During summer and autumn, communication between settlements is by sea only, serviced by Diskoline.^[7]

References

1. Greenland AIP for BGCH – Qasigiannguit Heliport from Naviair
2. "IATA Location Code Search (JCH: Qasigiannguit)". International Air Transport Association. Retrieved 13 December 2012.
3. Accident history for JCH at Aviation Safety Network
4. Air Greenland, destination overview Archived February 11, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
5. "Booking system". Air Greenland. Archived from the original on 22 April 2010. Retrieved 9 June 2010.
6. Air Greenland, fare system rules Archived July 13, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
7. Diskoline timetable Archived May 22, 2009, at the Wayback Machine