Kangerlussuaq Airport

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Kangerlussuaq Airport

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, -50.69417
Runways
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), Greenland. It is the only civilian airport in Greenland large enough to handle large airliners. Consequently, it is the international hub for Air Greenland. It has also more stable weather, being located further away from the coast, less fog and wind, compared to other airports in Greenland.

[edit] Airlines and destinations

  • Air Greenland (Aasiaat, Copenhagen, Ilulissat, Kulusuk, Maniitsoq, Narsarsuaq, Nuuk, Qaanaaq, Qaarsut, Sisimiut, Upernavik, Uummannaq, Venice [seasonal])
  • Scandinavian Airlines System (Copenhagen) [resumes summer 2008]

[edit] References

Air Greenland Boeing 757-200 at Kangerlussuaq Airport.
Air Greenland Boeing 757-200 at Kangerlussuaq Airport.

[edit] External links

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