# Kangerlussuaq International Airport (SFJ / BGSF)

**Kangerlussuaq International Airport** (IATA: SFJ, ICAO: BGSF) is a medium airport in Kangerlussuaq, Qeqqata Municipality, Greenland. It opened in 1941. It has one runway, 2,810 m (9,219 ft) long, asphalt. It is operated by Greenland Airport Authority.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/bgsf

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: SFJ / BGSF
- Type: Medium airport
- Operator: Greenland Airport Authority
- Serves: Kangerlussuaq, Qeqqata Municipality, Greenland
- Opened: 1941
- Elevation: 50 m / 165 ft
- Coordinates: 67.0104, -50.7153
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 2,810 m / 9,219 ft
- Time zone: UTC-2/-1 · America/Nuuk
- Website: https://www.airports.gl/en/airport/kangerlussuaq-airport/
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kangerlussuaq_Airport (27 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q631430
- Weather station: BGSF · WMO 04231
- Ident: BGSF

## Timeline

- 1941: Kangerlussuaq International Airport opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 09/27 | 2,810 m / 9,219 ft | 60 m / 197 ft | Asphalt | 062° / 242° | yes |

## Airlines

Hubs from Wikidata.

### Hub airlines (1)

- GL [Air Greenland](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/air-greenland)

## Rankings

Ranked among 48,075 open airports; = marks a shared place.

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 2,810 m / 9,219 ft | =1,594 of 29,858 | #340 in North America | #4 in GL |
| Elevation | 50 m / 165 ft | =34,839 of 43,403 | =15,871 in North America | #8 in GL |
| Age | Opened 1941 | =1,548 of 15,079 | =737 in North America | #1 in GL |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =2,583 in North America | =1 in GL |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| A/D | APP/DEP | 126.200 |
| RDO | RDO | 121.300 |
| TWR | TWR | 118.300 |

## Nearby airports

- [JHS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/bgss.md) Sisimiut Airport · 131 km / 82 mi

## Sources

- [NOAA Aviation Weather Center](https://aviationweather.gov/data/api/): Weather data: NOAA Aviation Weather Center (Public Domain (US Government))
- [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/): Airport data from OurAirports (Public Domain)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org): Structured data from Wikidata (CC0 1.0)
- [timezone-boundary-builder](https://github.com/evansiroky/timezone-boundary-builder): Time zone boundaries © OpenStreetMap contributors, timezone-boundary-builder (ODbL 1.0)
- Every figure with its source: https://dromopedia.com/airports/bgsf/data