Uummannaq Heliport
Uummannaq Heliport (IATA: UMD, ICAO: BGUM) is a heliport in Uummannaq, a town located on Uummannaq Island in Avannaata municipality in northwestern Greenland. There are no facilities in the heliport.
Airlines and destinations
Airlines | Destinations |
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Air Greenland | Qaarsut |
Air Greenland (settlement flights) | Ikerasak, Illorsuit, Niaqornat, Nuugaatsiaq, Saattut, Ukkusissat |
Air Greenland operates government contract flights to villages in the Uummannaq Fjord region. These mostly cargo flights are not featured in the timetable, although they can be pre-booked. 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.
Uummannaq 'airport'
Neighboring Qaarsut Airport, located on Nuussuaq Peninsula on the other side of the Uummannaq fjord is the only daily connection available from Uummannaq, serving Dash-7 aircraft of Air Greenland. It functions as a mini-hub for Uummannaq, marketed as Uummannaq Airport regardless of its actual location, registration, documentation, and existing booking systems.
Photographs
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Terminal hall
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Check-in desk
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Air Greenland Bell 212 helicopter
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Air Greenland Bell 212 helicopter approaching helipad
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Windsock and vista from the helipad towards Salliaruseq Island across Sarqarput Strait
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Unloading baggage from the Air Greenland Bell 212 helicopter
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A red postbox of Post Greenland by the entrance