# Sisimiut Airport (JHS / BGSS)

**Sisimiut Airport** (IATA: JHS, ICAO: BGSS) is a medium airport in Sisimiut, Qeqqata Municipality, Greenland. It opened on 3 Oct 1998. It has one runway, 799 m (2,621 ft) long, asphalt. It is operated by Greenland Airport Authority.

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

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: JHS / BGSS
- Type: Medium airport
- Operator: Greenland Airport Authority
- Serves: Sisimiut, Qeqqata Municipality, Greenland
- Opened: 3 Oct 1998 (Wikipedia)
- Elevation: 10 m / 33 ft
- Coordinates: 66.9513, -53.7293
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 799 m / 2,621 ft
- Time zone: UTC-2/-1 · America/Nuuk
- Website: http://www.mit.gl/dagens-flyvninger/lufthavne/sisimiut/
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sisimiut_Airport (18 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2875938
- Weather station: BGSS
- Ident: BGSS

## Timeline

- 3 Oct 1998: Sisimiut Airport opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 13/31 | 799 m / 2,621 ft | 30 m / 98 ft | Asphalt | 103° / 283° | yes |

## Routes

3 destinations in 1 country. From the airport's Wikipedia article.

### Year-round (3)

- [SFJ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/bgsf.md) Kangerlussuaq International Airport · Greenland · 131 km / 81 mi · Air Greenland
- [JAV](https://dromopedia.com/airports/bgjn.md) Ilulissat Airport · Greenland · 278 km / 173 mi · Air Greenland
- [GOH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/bggh.md) Nuuk International Airport · Greenland · 321 km / 199 mi · Air Greenland

## Airlines

The figure is how many destinations each airline flies from JHS, as the routes above have them. Hubs from Wikidata.

### Passenger (1)

- GL [Air Greenland](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/air-greenland) · 3

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 799 m / 2,621 ft | =19,481 of 29,858 | =8,275 in North America | =12 in GL |
| Elevation | 10 m / 33 ft | =40,220 of 43,403 | =18,195 in North America | #19 in GL |
| Age | Opened 1998 | =10,861 of 15,079 | =8,506 in North America | =5 in GL |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =2,583 in North America | =1 in GL |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| AFIS | SISIMIUT AFIS | 118.100 |

## Nearby airports

- [SFJ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/bgsf.md) Kangerlussuaq International Airport · 131 km / 82 mi

## In collections

- [Shortest runways with airline service](https://dromopedia.com/collections/shortest-scheduled) #42

## 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)
- [Wikipedia: “Sisimiut Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Sisimiut_Airport&oldid=1363112248), revision of 8 Jul 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- [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/bgss/data