AirportsKangerlussuaq International Airport is a medium-sized airport serving Kangerlussuaq, in Qeqqata Municipality, Greenland. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is SFJ.
Key facts
- IATA code
- SFJ
- ICAO code
- BGSF
- City
- Kangerlussuaq
- State or region
- Qeqqata Municipality
- Country
- Greenland
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 67.0104° N, 50.7153° W
- Elevation
- 50 m (165 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 2,810 m (9,219 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, SFJ means Kangerlussuaq International Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: BGSF. 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 67.0104° N, 50.7153° W. It stands 50 metres (165 feet) above sea level.
Runways
Kangerlussuaq International Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 2,810 metres (9,219 feet). That is long enough for most passenger jets. Among the 18 airports of Greenland on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 1.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09/27 | 2,810 m 9,219 ft | 60 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Sisimiut AirportSisimiut | JHS | 131 km |
| Attu HeliportAttu | QGQ | 161 km |
| Iginniarfik HeliportIginniarfik | QFI | 164 km |
| Ikerassaarsuk HeliportIkerassaarsuk | QRY | 171 km |
| Kangaatsiaq HeliportKangaatsiaq | QPW | 186 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 8,531 km | 10 h 45 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 9,389 km | 11 h 50 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 8,101 km | 10 h 15 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 3,210 km | 4 h 20 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 3,256 km | 4 h 25 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 5,608 km | 7 h 15 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 12,159 km | 15 h 10 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 8,576 km | 10 h 50 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 16,074 km | 19 h 50 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.