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DEW line
The US military originally built this airport in 1956 as part of the Distant Early Warning (DEW) Line to detect Soviet bombers attacking over the Arctic during the Cold War. It is now a civilian airport with STOL air service.
Snow Runway
Research facility, wait that should be "facility" as it's pretty basic for core drilling only and not much else out there. Runway is visible past the peaks and since drilling is done in summer there is lots of light to see by.
Charter flights
Flew in to Nord on a charter flight in the summer of 2003, the landing strip was well kept in the frozen land and even in summer it was quite cold there. Research and military personnel, no sun from mid-Nov to end of January, charters have to fly in daylight, military I heard was allowed to fly in at night..
Expensive but efficient
Handling here is quick and friendly, if a bit expensive. But then again where else are you going to go in the area!
BGTL
RUNWAY 8---109.50---142º
BGSF
RUNWAY10---VFR---100º
re: Heliport
Thanks for the link -- I've updated the heliport using the information in it.
Heliport
According to the following document, this is a heliport.
http://www.slv.dk/Dokumenter/dscgi/ds.py/Get/File-899/BG_AD_3_BGAP_en.pdf
DEW line
🔗 Tue, 25 Jan 2022
— @david at Sisimiut Airport, Greenland
The Distant Early Warning (DEW) Line auxiliary station was actually at Qaqqatoqaq, nearby.