Aasiaat Airport

IATA JEGICAO BGAAMedium airport

Aasiaat Airport is a medium airport near Aasiaat in Qeqertalik Municipality, Greenland. It is listed as IATA JEG and ICAO BGAA. The airport is located at 68.7218° / -52.7847° at an elevation of 23 m (74 ft). There is one runway, the longest measuring 799 m. The nearest airport is Akunnaaq Heliport, 18 km (11 mi) away. The airport is served by scheduled flights.

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Map detail of Aasiaat Airport with runways — Close-up with runways

World map showing the position of Aasiaat Airport — Overview map

Data

Data
IATA code	`JEG`
ICAO code	`BGAA`
Identifier	`BGAA`
Type	Medium airport
City	Aasiaat
Region	Qeqertalik Municipality
Country	Greenland
Coordinates	68.72180, -52.78470
Coordinates (deg/min/sec)	68° 43′ 18.49″ N 52° 47′ 04.91″ W
Elevation	23 m (74 ft)
Scheduled service	yes

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