AirportsIlulissat Airport is a large airport serving Ilulissat, in Avannaata Municipality, Greenland. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is JAV.
Key facts
- IATA code
- JAV
- ICAO code
- BGJN
- City
- Ilulissat
- State or region
- Avannaata Municipality
- Country
- Greenland
- Kind
- Large airport
- Coordinates
- 69.2456° N, 51.0522° W
- Elevation
- 29 m (95 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 845 m (2,772 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, JAV means Ilulissat Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: BGJN. ICAO codes that begin with B belong to Greenland, Iceland and Kosovo. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 69.2456° N, 51.0522° W. It stands 29 metres (95 feet) above sea level.
Runways
Ilulissat Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 845 metres (2,772 feet). That is a short runway, used mostly by propeller aircraft. Among the 18 airports of Greenland on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 9.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 06/24 | 845 m 2,772 ft | 30 m | Asphalt | not listed |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Ilimanaq HeliportIlimanaq | XIQ | 18 km |
| Qasigiannguit HeliportQasigiannguit | JCH | 47 km |
| Ikamiut HeliportIkamiut | QJI | 75 km |
| Akunnaaq HeliportAkunnaaq | QCU | 76 km |
| Qeqertaq HeliportQeqertaq | PQT | 84 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 8,367 km | 10 h 35 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 9,248 km | 11 h 40 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 8,011 km | 10 h 10 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 3,263 km | 4 h 25 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 3,448 km | 4 h 40 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 5,622 km | 7 h 15 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 11,943 km | 14 h 55 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 8,328 km | 10 h 30 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 15,855 km | 19 h 35 min |
Distances are the shortest path over the globe, worked out from the coordinates. Flying times are rough estimates for a direct jet flight. They do not mean that a direct flight exists. Work out the distance to any airport.
Links
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