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Kangerlussuaq airport in Kangerlussuaq (Greenland)
Kangerlussuaq airport is located near Kangerlussuaq, with Kangerlussuaq in 1km↑, Sisimiut in 129km↑, Qeqqata in 129km↑, Kangaamiut in 176km↑, Kangaatsiaq in 185km↑, Nivaaq in 192km↑, Qasigiannguit in 202km↑, Maniitsoq in 203km↑, Aasiaat in 209km↑, Qaasuitsup in 246km↑, Ilulissat in 246km↑, Atammik in 255km↑,→ See also Northernmost airports in Greenland and Southernmost airports in Greenland
→ See also airports in Greenland
aerial view of Kangerlussuaq airport
Airport code
- ICAO code : BGSF
- IATA code : SFJ
- Local code : -
Elevation : 50 m = 164ft
→ See also Highest airports in Greenland and Lowest airports in Greenland
Runways
- runway 09/27 : 2810m = 9219ft
→ See also Airports with Longest runways in Greenland
Aviation weather for Kangerlussuaq airport BGSF SFJ
METAR for Kangerlussuaq airport BGSF SFJ
BGSF 190350Z AUTO 03005KT 360V060 9999NDV BKN042/// M03/M06 Q1018
Decoded METAR for Kangerlussuaq airport BGSF SFJ
METAR issued by BGSF on Monday, September 18, 2023 at 03:50 UTC. This is an automatically generated METAR, Warning : this METAR is out of date, issued 3 days and 79 hours and -4289 minutes ago.
visibility is greater than 10km = greater than 6mi.
The temperature is -3°C = 27°F, dew point is -6°C = 21°F . This correspond to 80% relative humidity.
QNH is 1018hPa = 30.06inHg
Wind 9km/h = 5kt, direction is 30°.
Clouds : broken at 4200ft = 1280m.
TAF for Kangerlussuaq airport BGSF SFJ
BGSF 182301Z 1900/2006 06008KT 9999 SCT035 TEMPO 1900/1906 BKN035
Decoded TAF for Kangerlussuaq airport BGSF SFJ
TAF issued by BGSF on Monday, September 18, 2023 at 23:01 UTC Warning : this TAF is out of date, issued 3 days and 12 hours and 20 minutes ago. weather forecast for 30 hours, weather forecast updated every 6 hours.
from Monday, September 18, 2023 à 00:00 heure TU to Wednesday, September 20, 2023 à 06:00 heure UTC
1900/2006 06008KT 9999 SCT035
wind 8kt = 15km/h, direction is 60°
Visibility is greater than 10km = greater than 6mi.
scattered clouds at 3500ft = 1070m
temporarily from Monday, September 18, 2023 à 00:00 heure TU to Tuesday, September 19, 2023 à 06:00 heure UTC
TEMPO 1900/1906 BKN035
broken at 3500ft = 1070m
Around Kangerlussuaq airport in Kangerlussuaq (Greenland)
near
nearest airports to Kangerlussuaq airport in Kangerlussuaq (Greenland)
- Sisimiut airport (BGSS JHS ) in 131km↑METAR & TAF
- Attu heliport (BGAT QGQ ) in 161km↑
- Niaqornaarsuk heliport (BGNK ) in 164km↑
- Iginniarfik heliport (BGIG QFI ) in 164km↑
- Ikerassaarsuk heliport (BGIK QRY ) in 171km↑
- Kangaatsiaq heliport (BGKA QPW ) in 185km↑
- Ikamiut heliport (BGIT QJI ) in 186km↑
- Qasigiannguit heliport (BGCH JCH ) in 202km↑
- Maniitsoq airport (BGMQ JSU ) in 204km↑METAR & TAF
- Akunnaaq heliport ( QCU GL-QCU) in 204km↑
- Aasiaat airport (BGAA JEG ) in 209km↑METAR & TAF
- Raven Skiway airport ( GL-0004) in 210km↑
- Iginniarfik heliport ( GL-QFI) in 210km↑
- Kitsissuarsuit heliport (BGKT QJE ) in 229km↑
- Ilimanaq heliport (BGIL XIQ ) in 231km↑
- Ilulissat airport (BGJN JAV ) in 248km↑METAR & TAF
- Qeqertarsuaq heliport (BGGN JGO ) in 275km↑
- Godthaab / Nuuk airport (BGGH GOH ) in 317km↑METAR & TAF
- Qeqertaq heliport (BGQE PQT QQT) in 333km↑
- Saqqaq heliport (BGSQ QUP) in 337km↑
- Ikerasak heliport (BGIA IKE ) in 388km↑
- Teague Field airport ( GL-0013) in 399km↑aéroport fermé
- Uummannaq heliport (BGUM UMD ) in 412km↑
- Qaarsut airport (BGUQ JQA ) in 421km↑METAR & TAF
- Saattut heliport (BGST SAE ) in 424km↑
- Niaqornat heliport (BGNT NIQ ) in 436km↑
- Ukkusissat heliport (BGUT JUK ) in 451km↑
- Cape Dyer airport ( CA-0077) in 477km↑aéroport fermé
- Illorsuit heliport (BGLL IOT ) in 484km↑
- Nuugaatsiaq heliport (BGNQ JUU NUG) in 513km↑
→ See also Former airports in Greenland
Data sources
- METAR : AVWX
- TAF : AVWX
- Météo générale : Openweathermap et AVWX
- VAC : France DGAC/SIA, Espagne ENAIRE, Belgique SKEYES
- Aerial maps : Google Maps, Microsoft Bing ou OpenStreetMap