Some flights connect airports. This one crosses a wilderness.

Welcome to ICEBOUND, a two-leg PC-12 expedition across one of the most remote and spectacular landscapes on Earth. Your journey begins on Greenland’s isolated east coast, crosses a vast world of mountains, ice and empty horizons, touches down in remote Paamiut and then continues north along the dramatic west coast to Nuuk.

This is not a direct flight. It is an expedition.

Your adventure begins at Kulusuk, a remote outpost surrounded by mountains, islands and the cold waters of the North Atlantic. From the moment you leave the runway behind, civilization begins to disappear.

Ahead lies Greenland.

Follow the rugged eastern wilderness south as the landscape unfolds beneath your wings. Jagged mountains rise from the coastline. Deep fjords cut into the land. Glaciers descend from the immense Greenland Ice Sheet, while vast stretches of untouched terrain disappear beyond the horizon.

There are no highways beneath you. No cities. For long stretches, there is almost nothing at all. Just ice, rock, ocean and the steady sound of the PT6. This is exactly where the Pilatus PC-12 belongs.Use its speed and range to conquer the enormous distances, but do not rush the experience. Climb higher when the wilderness stretches endlessly ahead, then descend when the terrain opens up and the scenery demands your attention.

The first leg gradually takes you away from Greenland’s remote east coast and towards the western side of the island. The scale of the landscape becomes difficult to comprehend. Mountains and ice stretch for hundreds of miles, and the aircraft begins to feel very small against the world outside the cockpit. Eventually, the western coastline appears.

After crossing an immense Arctic wilderness, your first destination emerges from the rugged landscape: Paamiut. This is your expedition stop. Land at BGPT, taxi in and bring the PC-12 to a halt. After hours of isolation, simply reaching the runway feels like an achievement. Shut down the turbine. Take a moment. You have crossed Greenland.

But the expedition is only halfway complete. When you are ready, start the PT6 again and prepare for the second leg. From Paamiut, turn north and follow Greenland’s spectacular west coast towards Nuuk. The character of the journey changes. The vast emptiness of the crossing gives way to an extraordinary maze of mountains, islands, waterways and enormous fjord systems. This is a landscape made to be explored from the cockpit. Stay high and Greenland reveals its immense scale.

Descend when weather and terrain allow, and the experience becomes completely different. Mountains rise around the fjords. Waterways disappear deep into the wilderness. Every turn reveals another valley, another ridge and another view that makes you want to abandon the direct route entirely. Weather is part of the adventure. Clear Arctic skies can reveal hundreds of miles of wilderness. Broken cloud can cast enormous shadows across the mountains. Mist can hide an entire fjord before suddenly revealing a wall of rock or a distant glacier.

Fly at dawn and the low Arctic sun can transform the landscape into a world of long shadows and cold light. Fly beneath dramatic cloud layers and Greenland becomes darker, wilder and more intimidating. No two expeditions need to feel the same. As you continue north, the remote wilderness slowly begins to give way to your final destination.

Nuuk.

After leaving the isolated east coast, crossing the frozen interior, landing in remote Paamiut and following the spectacular western fjords north, the arrival in Greenland’s capital marks the end of a journey across one of aviation’s great wilderness landscapes.

The final landing is more than the end of a flight. It is the completion of an expedition. ICEBOUND is not about finding the shortest route. It is not about climbing to cruise altitude, engaging the autopilot and waiting for the destination. It is about the world outside the cockpit. It is about watching civilization disappear behind you. It is about crossing a landscape where the horizon seems endless and the aircraft feels impossibly small. It is about landing in the middle of nowhere, shutting down the engine and knowing that you still have another frontier waiting ahead.

Load the flight plan. Check the weather. Prepare the PC-12. Start the turbine.

Leg 1: Kulusuk (BGKK) → Paamiut (BGPT)
Distance: approximately 431 NM
Estimated flight time in the PC-12: 2 hours to 2 hours 20 minutes

Leg 2: Paamiut (BGPT) → Nuuk (BGGH)
Distance: approximately 143 NM
Estimated flight time in the PC-12: 45 minutes to 1 hour

Total expedition distance: approximately 575 NM
Total flying time: approximately 2 hours 45 minutes to 3 hours 20 minutes

These estimates are not based purely on maximum cruise speed. On the longer sections, you will probably cruise at around 240 to 270 KTAS, while flying slower during departure, climb, descent and the most spectacular scenic sections.

With a 20 to 30 minute expedition stop in Paamiut, expect the complete adventure to take approximately 3 hours 15 minutes to 3 hours 50 minutes.

Leg 1 is the main expedition at 431 NM, while Leg 2 is a shorter 143 NM scenic finale along Greenland’s dramatic west coast to Nuuk.

The last frontier is waiting.