Airport information, from map to hotels via aeronautical information. And the aeronautical weather for the pilots with current weather and short-term forecasts with METAR (METeorological Aerodrome Report, observation message of meteorological conditions for aviation) and TAF (Terminal Aerodrome Forecast: short-term forecast message of meteorological conditions for aviation ). And other resources such as VAC (Visual Approach Chart) to prepare flights.
Kangerlussuaq airport (Greenland)
Kangerlussuaq airport is located near Kangerlussuaq, with Kangerlussuaq at 1mi↑, Sisimiut at 80mi↑, Qeqqata at 80mi↑, Kangaamiut at 110mi↑, Kangaatsiaq at 115mi↑, Nivaaq at 119mi↑,→ 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
Coming to Kangerlussuaq airport
Hotels : book on Hotels.com Booking Expedia
Taxi : book on Taxi Booking
Rent a car : book on Rentalcars
By train : book on Trip.com
By plane :
- Kangerlussuaq airport at 0mi : book on Trip.com
- Sisimiut airport at 82mi : book on Trip.com
- Attu heliport at 100mi : book on Trip.com
Aviation weather for Kangerlussuaq airport BGSF SFJ
METAR for Kangerlussuaq airport BGSF SFJ
BGSF 240750Z AUTO 02005KT 9999NDV NCD 06/02 Q1005
Decoded METAR for Kangerlussuaq airport BGSF SFJ
METAR issued by BGSF on Tuesday, June 24, 2025 at 07:50 UTC. This is an automatically generated METAR, Warning : this METAR is out of date, issued 1 days and 27 hours and -1404 minutes ago.
visibility is greater than 10km = greater than 6mi.
The temperature is 6°C = 43°F, dew point is 2°C = 36°F. The air is very humid : relative air humidity is 76 %.
QNH is 1005hPa = 29.68inHg
Wind 9km/h = 5kt, direction is 20°.
Sky clear.
TAF for Kangerlussuaq airport BGSF SFJ
BGSF 240511Z 2406/2512 08008KT 9999 SCT180
Decoded TAF for Kangerlussuaq airport BGSF SFJ
TAF issued by BGSF on Tuesday, June 24, 2025 at 05:11 UTC Warning : this TAF is out of date, issued 1 days and 6 hours and 15 minutes. weather forecast for 30 hours, weather forecast updated every 6 hours.
from Tuesday, June 24, 2025 à 06:00 heure TU to Wednesday, June 25, 2025 à 12:00 heure UTC
2406/2512 08008KT 9999 SCT180
wind 8kt = 15km/h, direction is 80°
Visibility is greater than 10km = greater than 6mi.
scattered clouds at 18000ft = 5490m
NOTAM for Kangerlussuaq airport
Around Kangerlussuaq airport (Greenland)
near
- Hotels in Kangerlussuaq
- MoMA (New York) at 2018mi↑
- Renaissance Philadelphia Downtown Hotel (Philadelphia) at 2091mi↑
- Le Matissia (Paris) at 2213mi↑
- Paris at 2214mi↑
- Hotel Monge (Paris) at 2214mi↑
- Cité du Vin (Bordeaux) at 2366mi↑
- Hôtel de Tourny (Bordeaux) at 2366mi↑
- Bordeaux at 2366mi↑
- Hôtel Cardinal (Bordeaux) at 2366mi↑
- Station de montagne Le Champ du Feu at 2371mi↑
- Hotel Origami (Strasbourg) at 2373mi↑
- Hôtel Cour du Corbeau (Strasbourg) at 2374mi↑
- for Kangerlussuaq airport at 0mi↑
- for Sisimiut airport at 82mi↑
- for Attu airport at 100mi↑
nearest airports to Kangerlussuaq airport (Greenland)
- Sisimiut airport (BGSS JHS ) at 82mi↑METAR TAF NOTAM
- Attu heliport (BGAT QGQ ) at 100mi↑NOTAM
- Niaqornaarsuk heliport (BGNK ) at 102mi↑NOTAM
- Iginniarfik heliport (BGIG QFI ) at 102mi↑NOTAM
- Ikerassaarsuk heliport (BGIK QRY ) at 106mi↑NOTAM
- Kangaatsiaq heliport (BGKA QPW ) at 115mi↑NOTAM
- Ikamiut heliport (BGIT QJI ) at 116mi↑NOTAM
- Qasigiannguit heliport (BGCH JCH ) at 126mi↑NOTAM
- Maniitsoq airport (BGMQ JSU ) at 127mi↑METAR TAF NOTAM
- Akunnaaq heliport ( QCU GL-QCU) at 127mi↑
→ See also Former airports in Greenland
Data sources
- Infos générales : AVWX, France FFPLUM
- METAR : AVWX
- TAF : AVWX
- Météo générale : Openweathermap et AVWX
- NOTAM : FAA
- VAC : France DGAC/SIA, Espagne ENAIRE, Belgique SKEYES
- Aerial maps : Google Maps, Microsoft Bing ou OpenStreetMap