BGAQ
Aappilattoq Heliport
VFR
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Name
Aappilattoq Heliport
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ICAO / GPS
BGAQ / BGAQ
- Type
- Restriction
- Region
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Timezone
5:12 pm (WGT)
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Municipality
Aappilattoq
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Coordinates
60° 8′ 54″ N 44° 17′ 12″ E
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Elevation
30 ft (9 m MSL)
About Aappilattoq Heliport
Aappilattoq (old spelling: Augpilagtoq) is a village in the Kujalleq municipality in southern Greenland. The name means "red", after the red mountain rising above the settlement in the Greenlandic language. The settlement had 100 inhabitants in 2020.
The area of Aappilattoq has been inhabited since the 19th century, but the present-day village was founded in 1922.
The main occupations and sources of income are hunting and fishing.