Savissivik Heliport

Savissivik Heliport
IATA: SVR – ICAO: BGSV
Summary
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 / 76.01861; -65.11750Coordinates: 76°01′07″N 065°07′03″W / 76.01861°N 65.11750°W / 76.01861; -65.11750
Website	Savissivik Heliport
Map
BGSV Location in Greenland
Helipads
Number Length Surface m ft 1 30 × 20 98 × 66 Asphalt
Source: Danish AIS[1]

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 the Qaasuitsup municipality, northern Greenland. The heliport is considered a helistop, and is served by Air Greenland as part of a government contract.

Airlines and destinations

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 Thule Air Base

Travellers bound for Thule Air 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.

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