AirportsQeqertaq Heliport is a heliport serving Qeqertaq, in Avannaata Municipality, Greenland. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is PQT.
Key facts
- IATA code
- PQT
- ICAO code
- BGQE
- City
- Qeqertaq
- State or region
- Avannaata Municipality
- Country
- Greenland
- Kind
- Heliport
- Coordinates
- 69.9959° N, 51.3009° W
- Elevation
- 21 m (69 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 15 m (49 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, PQT means Qeqertaq Heliport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: BGQE. 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 69.9959° N, 51.3009° W. It stands 21 metres (69 feet) above sea level.
Runways
Qeqertaq Heliport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 15 metres (49 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 18.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| H1 | 15 m 49 ft | 15 m | Gravel | not listed |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Ikerasak HeliportIkerasak | IKE | 56 km |
| Uummannaq HeliportUummannaq | UMD | 82 km |
| Ilulissat AirportIlulissat | JAV | 84 km |
| Saattut HeliportSaattut | SAE | 91 km |
| Qaarsut AirportUummannaq | JQA | 97 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 8,315 km | 10 h 30 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 9,204 km | 11 h 35 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 7,986 km | 10 h 05 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 3,289 km | 4 h 30 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 3,512 km | 4 h 45 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 5,624 km | 7 h 15 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 11,872 km | 14 h 50 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 8,245 km | 10 h 25 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 15,779 km | 19 h 30 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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