AirportsUummannaq Heliport is a heliport serving Uummannaq, in Avannaata Municipality, Greenland. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is UMD.
Key facts
- IATA code
- UMD
- ICAO code
- BGUM
- City
- Uummannaq
- State or region
- Avannaata Municipality
- Country
- Greenland
- Kind
- Heliport
- Coordinates
- 70.6804° N, 52.1116° W
- Elevation
- 15 m (50 ft)
- Runways
- not listed
- Longest runway
- not listed
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, UMD means Uummannaq Heliport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: BGUM. 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 70.6804° N, 52.1116° W. It stands 15 metres (50 feet) above sea level.
Runways
The open data has no runway details for this airport.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Qaarsut AirportUummannaq | JQA | 22 km |
| Saattut HeliportSaattut | SAE | 23 km |
| Ikerasak HeliportIkerasak | IKE | 36 km |
| Ukkusissat HeliportUkkusissat | JUK | 42 km |
| Niaqornat HeliportNiaqornat | NIQ | 58 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 8,283 km | 10 h 30 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 9,181 km | 11 h 35 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 7,982 km | 10 h 05 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 3,335 km | 4 h 30 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 3,560 km | 4 h 45 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 5,606 km | 7 h 15 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 11,817 km | 14 h 45 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 8,164 km | 10 h 20 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 15,698 km | 19 h 25 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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