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BGSF Kangerlussuaq Airport UNK

  • Name
    Kangerlussuaq Airport
  • ICAO / IATA / GPS
    BGSF / SFJ / BGSF
  • Type
  • Restriction
  • Region
  • Timezone
    10:18 pm (WGT)
  • Municipality
    Kangerlussuaq
  • Coordinates
    67° 0′ 37″ N 50° 42′ 55″ E
  • Elevation
    165 ft (50 m MSL)

About Kangerlussuaq Airport

Kangerlussuaq Airport (Greenlandic: Mittarfik Kangerlussuaq, Danish: Søndre Strømfjord Lufthavn) (IATA: SFJ, ICAO: BGSF) is an airport in Kangerlussuaq, a settlement in the Qeqqata municipality in central-western Greenland. Alongside Narsarsuaq Airport, it is one of only two civilian airports in Greenland large enough to handle large aircraft. It is located away from the coast and hence less prone to fog and wind in comparison with other airports in Greenland. Kangerlussuaq Airport is the international hub for Air Greenland. The Kangerlussuaq area has very few inhabitants (around 500), so few travellers have their origin or destination here; most travellers change aircraft. Due to runway pavement failures caused by thawing of the permafrost and climate change, the airport will be closed to major commercial traffic in 2024. However, military use of the airport will continue.

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