AirportsKangilinnguit Heliport is a heliport serving Kangilinnguit, in Sermersooq Municipality, Greenland. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is JGR.
Key facts
- IATA code
- JGR
- ICAO code
- BGGD
- City
- Kangilinnguit
- State or region
- Sermersooq Municipality
- Country
- Greenland
- Kind
- Heliport
- Coordinates
- 61.2290° N, 48.0970° W
- Elevation
- 31 m (101 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 60 m (197 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, JGR means Kangilinnguit Heliport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: BGGD. 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 61.2290° N, 48.0970° W. It stands 31 metres (101 feet) above sea level.
Runways
Kangilinnguit Heliport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 60 metres (197 feet). That is a short runway, used mostly by propeller aircraft. Among the 18 airports of Greenland on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 15.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| H1 | 60 m 197 ft | 60 m | Asphalt | not listed |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Qassimiut HeliportQassimiut | QJH | 71 km |
| Narsaq HeliportNarsaq | JNS | 115 km |
| Paamiut AirportPaamiut | JFR | 121 km |
| Qaqortoq AirportQaqortoq | JJU | 121 km |
| Saarloq HeliportSaarloq | QOQ | 136 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 8,885 km | 11 h 10 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 9,672 km | 12 h 10 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 8,249 km | 10 h 25 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 3,048 km | 4 h 10 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 2,873 km | 4 h 00 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 5,715 km | 7 h 25 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 12,661 km | 15 h 45 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 9,230 km | 11 h 35 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 16,684 km | 20 h 35 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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