Sisimiut Airport Mittarfik Sisimiut Sisimiut Lufthavn | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Operator | Greenland Airport Authority (Mittarfeqarfiit) | ||||||||||
| Serves | Sisimiut, Greenland | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 33 ft / 10 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 66°57′05″N 053°43′46″W / 66.95139°N 53.72944°W | ||||||||||
| Website | Sisimiut Airport | ||||||||||
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Sisimiut Airport (Greenlandic: Mittarfik Sisimiut) (IATA: JHS, ICAO: BGSS) is an airport located 2.2 NM (4.1 km; 2.5 mi) northwest of Sisimiut,[1] a town in the Qeqqata municipality in central-western Greenland. The airport has a single runway designated 13/31 which measures 799 by 30 m (2,621 by 98 ft), built on the northern shore of Kangerluarsunnguaq Bay.
For scheduled flights, the airport is served exclusively by Air Greenland, serving as a fly-through destination with no aircraft stationed onsite. Operated by Mittarfeqarfiit, it is also used for general aviation purposes.
- ^ a b Greenland AIP for BGSS – Sisimiut Airport from Naviair