Helicopter Tour to Kangia Glacier

Location: Ilulissat

This helicopter trip is the only way to enter right into the core of the UNESCO World Heritage Site. No boat or hiker can get close to the enormous glacier on the mountain’s outskirts.

Kangia Sermeq is the most productive glacier in the northern hemisphere, producing 43 million tonnes of ice every day. The glacier is over one kilometer thick and seven kilometers wide. Seeing these limitless quantities of ice and the huge forces of nature is awe-inspiring.

The helicopter takes off from Ilulissat Airport and soars over mountains, lakes, rivers, and the Kangia Ice Fjord as low as safety and laws allow. We arrive on a mountain on the ice sheet’s edge. We have about half an hour here to take in the scenery.

We fly over the glacier front and follow the Ice Fjord for 70 kilometers on the way back. The largest icebergs strand on the moraine edge just before town, giving a stunning finish to our journey.

Please note
– We always fly with the helicopter AirGreenland makes available. This is usually a Bell 212 with room for 11 passengers in summer.

Duration: 1,5 hours
Season: All year
Participants: Min. 8
Difficulty: Level 1

Meeting point
Address: Fredereciavej 4, Ilulissat 3952 - Please be ready for departure from the World of Greenland office 30 minutes before departure - https://maps.app.goo.gl/Vif95dsoukjJeyn5A