Aasiaat Airfield (JEG/BGAA) is a small airfield in the west of Greenland. The Airport is located 2km (an hour walk) outside town of Aasiaat and is served by Air Greenland DHC Dash 8 or Airbus Helicopter H155 (supported financially by the government) a few times a day leading up to ~25.000 passenger a year. At spot 3 you will also often be able to see humpback whales coming up for air in the fjord.

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Written by Severin Hackenberger in cooperation with Arno Vesterholm. Last Update: 2014

Rating
Movements
Airline Variety
Photo Locations
Weather
Airport Information
Runways
11/29	800m
Terminals	There is only one small facility handling all operations.
Spotting information
Ladder	Useful for spot 2, but probably hard to bring/organize.
Car/Public Transport	No public transport available, either you walk or rent a car/try to get a ride.
Drinks/Food	No shops/restaurants at the airport.
Hotels	No hotels at the airport.
Season	Obviously summer comes around with way better weather, but be aware of mosquitoes at that time of the year. In summer the sun does not set but will be directly against you at midnight.
Security	Spotting and criminality is no problem here.
Runway Usage
11/29	Because of the small amount of traffic, airplanes can fly in and out like they want as long as the wind is not too strong.

	Spot #1 – Bench on the hill – 11/29 movements + apron
WHERE	This spot is a small bench up on a hill west of the terminal (apron). It is very easy to find and to use.
WHAT	From here you can see all runway movements plus the ones on the apron.
TIME	Best before noon.
MISC.	Nothing around, no shops, no shadow.
FOCAL LENGTH	50-200mm Aircraft on runway = 160mm

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	Spot #2 – Airport Parking – 11 movements + apron
WHERE	Here you are standing in the airport‘s small parking lot and do shoot directly at the fence.
WHAT	11 movements plus the ones on the apron directly in front of you.
TIME	Best before/around noon.
MISC.	You have to shoot thru/above the fence, which is 2 meters high. Ladder/car useful to clear your view or you can go back a few steps.
FOCAL LENGTH	25-150mm Aircraft on runway = 95mm / Aircraft on apron directly in front = 25mm

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	Spot #3 – Hiking trail – 11/29 movements
WHERE	The last spot is no real/exact position rather the area along the fence where a small hiking trail is running. Just climb the rocks at the terminal and walk eastwards. You can choose/stand wherever you want along here…
WHAT	From here you can see all aircraft movements on the runway in both directions.
TIME	Morning till early evening.
MISC.	The fence here is not the typical airport fence rather just three wires you can overlook easily. Wear solide shoes!
FOCAL LENGTH	70-200mm Side on shot = 100mm / Shot from the front = 165mm

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