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 150550Z 11003KT 9999 BKN110 03/00 Q1016
Decoded METAR for Kangerlussuaq airport BGSF SFJ
METAR issued by BGSF on Wednesday, October 15, 2025 at 05:50 UTC, Warning : this METAR is out of date, issued 1 days and 25 hours and -1429 minutes ago.
visibility is greater than 10km = greater than 6mi.
The temperature is 3°C = 37°F, dew point is 0°C = 32°F. The air is extremely humid : relative air humidity is 81 %.
QNH is 1016hPa = 30inHg
Wind 6km/h = 3kt, direction is 110°.
Clouds : broken at 11000ft = 3350m.
TAF for Kangerlussuaq airport BGSF SFJ
BGSF 150500Z 1506/1612 08005KT 9999 BKN120 TEMPO 1506/1521 BKN080 BECMG 1601/1604 06015KT
Decoded TAF for Kangerlussuaq airport BGSF SFJ
TAF issued by BGSF on Wednesday, October 15, 2025 at 05:00 UTC Warning : this TAF is out of date, issued 1 days and 2 hours and 1 minutes. weather forecast for 30 hours, weather forecast updated every 6 hours.
from Wednesday, October 15, 2025 à 06:00 heure TU to Wednesday, October 15, 2025 à 01:00 heure UTC
1506/1612 08005KT 9999 BKN120
wind 5kt = 9km/h, direction is 80°
Visibility is greater than 10km = greater than 6mi.
broken at 12000ft = 3660m
temporarily from Wednesday, October 15, 2025 à 06:00 heure TU to Wednesday, October 15, 2025 à 21:00 heure UTC
TEMPO 1506/1521 BKN080
broken at 8000ft = 2440m
becoming from Thursday, October 16, 2025 à 04:00 heure TU to Thursday, October 16, 2025 à 12:00 heure UTC
BECMG 1601/1604 06015KT
wind 15kt = 28km/h, direction is 60°
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