Kangerlussuaq Airport
Kangerlussuaq Airport Mittarfik Kangerlussuaq Kangerlussuaq Lufthavn | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Operator | Greenland Airport Authority (Mittarfeqarfiit) | ||||||||||
| Serves | Kangerlussuaq, Greenland | ||||||||||
| Location | Kangerlussuaq, Qeqqata, Greenland, Denmark | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 165 ft / 50 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 67°01′01″N 050°41′22″W / 67.01694°N 50.68944°W | ||||||||||
| Website | mit.gl | ||||||||||
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Source: Danish AIS Statistics from airport. | |||||||||||
Kangerlussuaq Airport (Greenlandic: Mittarfik Kangerlussuaq, Danish: Kangerlussuaq Lufthavn, formerly Søndre Strømfjord Lufthavn in Danish) (IATA: SFJ, ICAO: BGSF) is an airport in Kangerlussuaq, a settlement in the Qeqqata municipality in central-western Greenland. It was originally built as Sondrestrom Air Base (Bluie West-8) in 1941, but assumed its current civilian role in 1992. Alongside Nuuk Airport and Narsarsuaq Airport, it is one of only three civilian airports in Greenland large enough to handle large aircraft. It is still used for NATO and Danish Defence purposes.
Kangerlussuaq Airport was previously the international hub for Air Greenland. Most traffic transitioned to Nuuk Airport in November 2024, coinciding with the opening of its new lengthened runway and terminal.