Kangerlussuaq Airport
Kangerlussuaq Airport is an airport in Kangerlussuaq, a settlement in the Qeqqata municipality in central-western Greenland. It was originally built as Sondrestrom Air Base in 1941.
- Aerodrome
- …lies at an elevation of 50 metres (164 feet)
- …has the IATA airport code SFJ
- …has the ICAO airport code BGSF
- …is partly wheelchair accessible
- …is operated by the Greenland Airport Authority
- Description: airport in Greenland
- Also known as“BGSF”“Kangerlussuaq (Airport) [Sondrestrom Air Base]”“SFJ”
- Historically known as“Bluie West Eight”“Sondrestrom Air Base”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Kangerlussuaq Museum and Hotel Kangerlussuaq.
Hotel Kangerlussuaq
Hotel Kangerlussuaq is a hotel in Kangerlussuaq, Greenland.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kangerlussuaq.
Kangerlussuaq Airport
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Latitude
67.01154° or 67° 0′ 42″ north
Longitude
-50.71613° or 50° 42′ 58″ west
UN/LOCODE
GL KAN
Open location code
98VF276M+JG
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
aeroway=aerodrome
OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=military
OpenStreetMap feature
military=airfield
Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Welsh—“Kangerlussuaq Airport” goes by many names.
مطار كانجرلوسواكArabic
Aeroport de KangerlussuaqCatalan
Sdr StroemfjordCebuano
坎克爾路斯斯雅克機場Chinese
康克魯瓦機場Chinese
康埃卢苏阿克机场Chinese
Letiště KangerlussuaqCzech
Kangerlussuaq LufthavnDanish
Søndre Strømfjord LufthavnDanish
Luchthaven KangerlussuaqDutch
Kangerlussuaqin lentoasemaFinnish
BGSFIndonesian
SFJIndonesian
Aeroporto di KangerlussuaqItalian
カンゲルルススアーク空港Japanese
Mittarfik KangerlussuaqKalaallisut
Kangerlusuakas lidostaLatvian
Lapangan Terbang KangerlussuaqMalay
Kangerlussuaq girdihápmanNorthern Sami
Kangerlussuaq lufthavnNorwegian
Kangerlussuaq lufthavnNorwegian Bokmål
BGSFPersian
SFJPersian
فرودگاه کانگرلوسواکPersian
Port lotniczy KangerlussuaqPolish
Aeroportul KangerlussuaqRomanian
КангерлуссуакRussian
letališče KangerlussuaqSlovenian
Kangerlussuaq flygplatsSwedish
Фурудгоҳи КангерлуссуакTajik
Kangerlussuaq HavalimanıTurkish
کانگرلوساق ہوائی اڈاUrdu
Sân bay KangerlussuaqVietnamese
Maes Awyr KangerlussuaqWelsh
Localities in the Area
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