Sisimiut Airport

Sisimiut Airport is an located 2.2 NM northwest of , a town in the municipality in central-western . The airport has a single runway designated 13/31 which measures 799 by 30 m, built on the northern shore of Kangerluarsunnguaq Bay.
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  • Aerodrome
  • …lies at an elevation of 289 metres (948 feet)
  • …has the IATA airport code JHS
  • …has the ICAO airport code BGSS
  • …is operated by the Greenland Airport Authority
  • Description: airport in Qeqqata, Greenland
  • Also known as
    “BGSS”
    “JHS”
    “Mittarfik Sisimiut”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Palasip Qaqqaa and Sisimiut Museum.
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is a 544-metre-high mountain in the municipality in western .
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is a museum in , .
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is a …

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Sisimiut.
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, also known by its Danish name Holsteinsborg…

Sisimiut Airport

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Latitude
66.95089° or 66° 57′ 3″ north
Longitude
-53.72918° or 53° 43′ 45″ west
Open location code
98R8X72C+98
Open­Street­Map ID
way 180862028
Open­Street­Map feature
aeroway=­aerodrome
Geo­Names ID
8520869
Wiki­data ID
Q2875938

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Urdu—“Sisimiut Airport” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “مطار سيسيميوت”
  • Cebuano: “Sisimiut Airport”
  • Chinese: “锡西米尤特机场”
  • Czech: “BGSS”
  • Czech: “JHS”
  • Czech: “Letiště Sisimiut”
  • Danish: “Sisimiut Lufthavn”
  • French: “aéroport de Sisimiut”
  • French: “Aéroport de Sisimiut”
  • German: “Flughafen Sisimiut”
  • Indonesian: “BGSS”
  • Indonesian: “JHS”
  • Italian: “aeroporto di Sisimiut”
  • Japanese: “シシミウト空港”
  • Kalaallisut: “Mittarfik Sisimiu”
  • Latvian: “Sisimiutas lidosta”
  • Malay: “Lapangan Terbang Sisimiut”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Sisimiut lufthavn”
  • Norwegian: “Sisimiut lufthavn”
  • Persian: “BGSS”
  • Persian: “JHS”
  • Persian: “فرودگاه سیسیمیوت”
  • Polish: “Port lotniczy Sisimiut”
  • Portuguese: “Aeroporto de Holsteinsborg”
  • Portuguese: “Aeroporto de Sisimiut”
  • Romanian: “Aeroportul Sisimiut”
  • Slovenian: “Letališče Sisimiut”
  • Spanish: “Aeropuerto de Sisimiut”
  • Swedish: “Sisimiut Airport”
  • Tajik: “Фурудгоҳи сисимют”
  • Urdu: “سیسیمیوت ہوائی اڈا”

Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Sisimiut and Sarsuatsiivinnguaq.

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