AirportsIlimanaq Heliport is a heliport serving Ilimanaq, in Avannaata Municipality, Greenland. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is XIQ.
Key facts
- IATA code
- XIQ
- ICAO code
- BGIL
- City
- Ilimanaq
- State or region
- Avannaata Municipality
- Country
- Greenland
- Kind
- Heliport
- Coordinates
- 69.0809° N, 51.1143° W
- Elevation
- 16 m (52 ft)
- Runways
- not listed
- Longest runway
- not listed
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, XIQ means Ilimanaq Heliport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: BGIL. 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 69.0809° N, 51.1143° W. It stands 16 metres (52 feet) above sea level.
Runways
The open data has no runway details for this airport.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Ilulissat AirportIlulissat | JAV | 18 km |
| Qasigiannguit HeliportQasigiannguit | JCH | 29 km |
| Ikamiut HeliportIkamiut | QJI | 57 km |
| Akunnaaq HeliportAkunnaaq | QCU | 62 km |
| Aasiaat AirportAasiaat | JEG | 78 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 8,381 km | 10 h 35 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 9,261 km | 11 h 40 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 8,021 km | 10 h 10 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 3,262 km | 4 h 25 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 3,432 km | 4 h 40 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 5,617 km | 7 h 15 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 11,961 km | 14 h 55 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 8,346 km | 10 h 35 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 15,870 km | 19 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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