Kangerlussuaq Airport
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| Kangerlussuaq Airport | |||
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| IATA: SFJ – ICAO: BGSF | |||
| Summary | |||
| Airport type | Public | ||
| Operator | Greenlandic Airports Administration | ||
| Location | Kangerlussuaq | ||
| Elevation AMSL | 165 ft / 50 m | ||
| Coordinates | 67°01′05″N 50°41′39″W / 67.01806°N 50.69417°WCoordinates: 67°01′05″N 50°41′39″W / 67.01806°N 50.69417°W | ||
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| Direction | Length | Surface | |
| ft | m | ||
| 10/28 | 9,235 | 2,815 | Asphalt |
Kangerlussuaq Airport (IATA: SFJ, ICAO: BGSF), also known as Søndre Strømfjord Airport, is located in Kangerlussuaq (Danish name: Søndre Strømfjord), in the Qeqqata municipality in central-western Greenland. It is the only civilian airport in Greenland large enough to handle large airliners, having more stable weather, being located further 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.
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[edit] Airlines and destinations
- Air Greenland (Aasiaat, Copenhagen, Ilulissat, Maniitsoq, Nuuk, Qaarsut, Sisimiut)
[edit] Photographs
 Air Greenland Dash-7 102, at Kangerlussuaq Airport |
 Signpost at the airport |
 Remote view from Black Ridge towards the airport area |
[edit] References
- Canada Flight Supplement. Effective 0901Z 7 May 2009 to 0901Z 2 July 2009
[edit] External links
- Airport information for BGSF at World Aero Data. Data current as of October 2006.
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