Savissivik Heliport (IATA: SVR, ICAO: BGSV) is a heliport in Savissivik, a village on Meteorite Island, off the shores of the northern end of Melville Bay in Avannaata municipality, northern Greenland. The heliport is considered a helistop, and is served by Air Greenland as part of a government contract.
Savissivik Heliport | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Operator | Greenland Airport Authority (Mittarfeqarfiit) | ||||||||||
| Serves | Savissivik, Greenland | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 24 ft / 7 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 76°01′07″N 065°07′03″W / 76.01861°N 65.11750°W | ||||||||||
| Website | Savissivik Heliport | ||||||||||
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Airlines and destinations
edit| Airlines | Destinations |
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| Air Greenland (settlement flights) | Pituffik Space Base[2] |
Air Greenland operates government contract flights to villages in the Qaanaaq area. These mostly cargo flights are not featured in the timetable,[2] although they can be pre-booked.[3] Departure times for these flights as specified during booking are by definition approximate, with the settlement service optimized on the fly depending on local demand for a given day.
Transfers at Pituffik Space Base
editTravellers bound for Pituffik Space Base in Pituffik are required to apply for access permit from either Rigsombudsmanden in Nuuk (residents of Greenland), or the Danish Foreign Ministry (all others).[4] Failure to present the permit during check-in results in denial of boarding. The same rules apply for transfers at Pituffik, a stopover necessary for flights from Savissivik to either Moriusaq or Qaanaaq.
References
edit- ^ Greenland AIP for BGSV – Savissivik Heliport from Naviair
- ^ a b "Booking system". Air Greenland. Archived from the original on 22 April 2010. Retrieved 9 June 2010.
- ^ Air Greenland, fare system rules Archived 2010-07-13 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Air Greenland Archived 2010-06-17 at the Wayback Machine