Airport Information.
Narsarsuaq Airport.
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Airport Authority |
Air Traffic Services |
Accomodation |
Customs & Passport Control |
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Narsarsuaq Airport Tel (299) 665 266 |
Narsarsuaq AFIS Tel (299) 665 215 |
Hotel Narsarsuaq Tel (299) 665 253 |
Narsaq
Police Tel
(299) 661 222 |
Operational Hours.
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Narsarsuaq
Airport |
08:15 – 16:45 LMT Mon. – Sat. (
exc.
holidays ) |
Standard Time
LMT = UTC – 3 hours, Summer Time
LMT = UTC – 2 hours.
Airport may open
on request outside Operational Hours.
Opening
fee will be charged for request of opening outside Operational Hours.
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National Holydays 2010 |
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January |
April |
May |
June |
December |
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1, 6* |
1, 2, 5, 30 |
1*, 13, 24 |
21 |
24, 25, 26, 31 |
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* ½ Holyday ( Airport open 08:15 - 11:45 LMT )
Runway 07 / 25.
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Length /
Width |
1830m / 45m ( 6000ft / 150ft ) |
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Surface /
Strength |
Concrete / PCN 43 / R / B / X / U |
State Minima.
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State Minima |
Day |
Night |
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Ceiling |
Visibility |
Ceiling |
Visibility |
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Approach
NDB/DME 07 |
1.500 ft |
6.000 m |
3.000 ft |
6.000 m |
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Approach NDB
07 |
2.400 ft |
6.000 m |
n/a |
n/a |
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Approach /
Departure VFR |
1.500 ft |
8.000 m |
n/a |
n/a |
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Departure
SID 25 |
1.200 ft |
6.000 m |
n/a |
n/a |
Take-off and
landing is prohibited, if ceiling and/or visibility is below State Minima.
Narsarsuaq is
approved for landing only at night, departure is prohibited after end of
twilight.
Download
charts for BGBW.
Weather and Runway Reports.
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TAF |
05:00 LMT Mon. –
Sat. (exc. holidays) |
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METAR |
03:50 LMT Mon. –
Sat. (exc. holidays) |
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Runway
Report (SNOWTAM) |
06:00 LMT Mon. –
Sat. (exc. holidays) |
TAF for
Narsarsuaq Airport is issued by Sondrestrom Met-office phone (299) 841 022.
If no
contamination the latest SNOWTAM will note “ last runway report until
contamination reoccur “.
During winter
season runway may be sanded. If possible, braking action will be min 30, for
planned jet operations min 35.
Braking action
is measured with Tapley-meter or estimated. During winter season runway lights
and markings may be partly obscured.
Fotos from NDB/DME 07 - 1
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NA Outbound 5800FT Track 278 |
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NA Outbound 8NM 3600FT Track 278 |
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Procedureturn 9NM 3600FT |
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NA Inbound 8NM 3100FT Track 072 |
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NA Inbound 4NM 1500FT Track 072 |
Videoclip of the approach is available.
Ground Services.
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Marshall |
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Truck |
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Ground-power |
AXA |
28 VDC / 600A cont / 1200A 10 sec / 2500A 2 sec |
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Hobart |
28.5 VDC / 700 – 1300A |
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Hobart |
110 VAC / 400 Hz / 173A |
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Heater |
Herman Nelson |
Air temp 40oC / small aircraft |
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Kocoverk |
Air temp 40oC / large aircraft |
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Air-starter |
Scanproces |
8000 Liter / 4.8 psi for at least 2 start attempts |
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De-icing |
Volvo |
1400 Liter / type 1 fluid / fluid temp 80oC |
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Fuel |
Jet A1 ( no additives ) |
170 Lt. pr minute, peak capacity 27.000 Lt. pr hour |
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100LL ( no additives ) |
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Fuel additives |
Not available |
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Alcohol |
Available |
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Oil |
Aeroshell 15W50 |
Limited stock, please request in advance |
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E.E.80 |
Limited stock, please request in advance |
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Loading / Unloading |
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Fork-lift trucks |
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Drain of lavatory |
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Catering |
From Hotel Narsarsuaq |
Please request 24 hours in advance |
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Cleaning |
From Hotel Narsarsuaq |
Please request 24 hours in advance |
Rescue and Fire-fighting Services.
CAT 7. Boats.
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Crash-tender |
Mercedes
Benz |
Capacity
6.000 Lt. water, 400 Lt. Foam |
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Magirus 190 |
Capacity
6.000 Lt. water, 400 Lt. Foam |
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Lifeboat |
Somi 900 |
4 Viking
life rafts, total capacity 200 persons |
Lifeboats may
not be available during winter season.
Caution.
Fjord Approach.
Unless the
ceiling is at least 4.000ft and the flight visibility at least 5sm (8km),
pilots without a good knowledge of the local topographical and meteorological
conditions are advised not to make any attempt to approach Narsarsuaq through
the fjords.
Windshear and Turbulence.
Strong easterly winds can create severe turbulence and
windshear in vicinity of the airport.
Most turbulence is found in areas south of the
airport, especially at Qoroq fjord aprx 5nm southeast of the
airport.
Heavy
downdraft can occur in Flower Valley northeast of the runway.
Airspace and Separation.
Narsarsuaq TIZ
is uncontrolled airspace, and flight control is not available.
Separation during approach and departure is pilots
responsibility.
Traffic
information about other flights inside TIZ will be provided by Narsarsuaq AFIS.
Remarks.
Short Groundstop.
Fuel and
met-briefing will be ready, if you prefile your outbound flight plan with AFIS
before arrival.
A typical ground stop is 45 minutes.
Airport Opening.
For operations
outside Operational Hours contact Narsarsuaq AFIS and provide the
following information:
Date and time
for arrival.
Aircraft type,
callsign and registration, and in case of commercial flight number of
passengers.
Date and time
for departure.
ETOPS.
BGBW is
available for ETOPS. AFIS is on 24 hour watch, and the Airport can usually open
on request on short notice.
Narsarsuaq is located 350NM south of Sondrestrom and
halfway between Keflavik and Goose Bay.
For many
transatlantic flights the saving in fuel consumption significantly exceeds an
airport opening fee.
Airport Opening for ETOPS.
For ETOPS
outside Operational Hours contact Narsarsuaq AFIS and provide the
following information:
Date and
period BGBW must be available.
Aircraft type,
callsign and registration.
Name and
address for billing.
If you wish to open for ETOPS on short notice, then please call by phone.
( fax or E-mail may not be noticed at night ).