AirportsSisimiut Airport is a medium-sized airport serving Sisimiut, in Qeqqata Municipality, Greenland. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is JHS.
Key facts
- IATA code
- JHS
- ICAO code
- BGSS
- City
- Sisimiut
- State or region
- Qeqqata Municipality
- Country
- Greenland
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 66.9513° N, 53.7293° W
- Elevation
- 10 m (33 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 799 m (2,621 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, JHS means Sisimiut Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: BGSS. 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 66.9513° N, 53.7293° W. It stands 10 metres (33 feet) above sea level.
Runways
Sisimiut Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 799 metres (2,621 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 12.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13/31 | 799 m 2,621 ft | 30 m | Asphalt | Yes |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Attu HeliportAttu | QGQ | 110 km |
| Kangerlussuaq International AirportKangerlussuaq | SFJ | 131 km |
| Ikerassaarsuk HeliportIkerassaarsuk | QRY | 133 km |
| Iginniarfik HeliportIginniarfik | QFI | 135 km |
| Kangaatsiaq HeliportKangaatsiaq | QPW | 152 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 8,627 km | 10 h 55 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 9,495 km | 11 h 55 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 8,222 km | 10 h 25 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 3,340 km | 4 h 30 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 3,175 km | 4 h 20 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 5,477 km | 7 h 05 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 12,221 km | 15 h 15 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 8,560 km | 10 h 50 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 16,006 km | 19 h 45 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
Airport data: OurAirports, as downloaded on 11 November 2026. This page does not show live flights, terminals or airlines. For those, use the airport's or the airline's own site. See About and data sources.