AirportsAappilattoq Heliport is a heliport serving Aappilattoq, in Avannaata Municipality, Greenland. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is AOQ.
Key facts
- IATA code
- AOQ
- ICAO code
- BGAG
- City
- Aappilattoq
- State or region
- Avannaata Municipality
- Country
- Greenland
- Kind
- Heliport
- Coordinates
- 72.8870° N, 55.5963° W
- Elevation
- 13 m (42 ft)
- Runways
- not listed
- Longest runway
- not listed
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, AOQ means Aappilattoq Heliport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: BGAG. ICAO codes that begin with B belong to Greenland, Iceland and Kosovo. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 72.8870° N, 55.5963° W. It stands 13 metres (42 feet) above sea level.
Runways
The open data has no runway details for this airport.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Upernavik AirportUpernavik | JUV | 21 km |
| Innarsuit HeliportInnarsuit | IUI | 37 km |
| Tasiusaq HeliportTasiusaq | TQA | 56 km |
| Kangersuatsiaq HeliportKangersuatsiaq | KGQ | 56 km |
| Nuugaatsiaq HeliportNuugaatsiaq | JUU | 170 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 8,189 km | 10 h 20 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 9,115 km | 11 h 30 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 7,983 km | 10 h 05 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 3,505 km | 4 h 45 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 3,717 km | 5 h 00 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 5,540 km | 7 h 10 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 11,638 km | 14 h 30 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 7,900 km | 10 h 00 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 15,426 km | 19 h 05 min |
Distances are the shortest path over the globe, worked out from the coordinates. Flying times are rough estimates for a direct jet flight. They do not mean that a direct flight exists. Work out the distance to any airport.
Links
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