BGCO
Neerlerit Inaat Airport
VFR
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Name
Neerlerit Inaat Airport
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ICAO / IATA / GPS
BGCO / CNP / BGCO
- Type
- Restriction
- Region
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Timezone
3:01 pm (EGT)
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Municipality
Neerlerit Inaat
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Coordinates
70° 44′ 35″ N 22° 39′ 1″ E
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Elevation
45 ft (14 m MSL)
About Neerlerit Inaat Airport
Nerlerit Inaat Airport (Greenlandic: Mittarfik Nerlerit Inaat, Danish: Constable Pynt Lufthavn) (IATA: CNP, ICAO: BGCO) is an airport in the Sermersooq municipality in eastern Greenland. It is located on Jameson Land and serves the town of Ittoqqortoormiit, approximately 40 km (25 mi) to the south-east. The airport can serve STOL aircraft. An AS 350 helicopter of Air Greenland is permanently housed at the airport, linking it with Ittoqqortoormiit Heliport. The helicopter also provides search and rescue capabilities within the surrounding area, and can be chartered for transport. On July 28, 2021, in Nerlerit Inaat Airport, a temperature of 23.2 °C (73.8 °F) was recorded.