Where is SFJ airport?

SFJ is a medium-sized airport in Kangerlussuaq, Qeqqata Municipality, Greenland, at 67.0104, -50.7153, 50 m above sea level.

What time zone is SFJ in?

SFJ is in the America/Nuuk time zone, UTC−2 / UTC−1 (winter / summer).

Kangerlussuaq International Airport opened in 1941.

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Medium-sized airport in Kangerlussuaq, Greenland.

IATA code: SFJ
ICAO code: BGSF
Size: medium; OurAirports class
Passengers: —; No open data
Nonstop routes: 1; With open traffic data
Time zone: UTC−2 / UTC−1; America/Nuuk
Elevation: 50 m; 164 ft
Runways: 1; Longest 2,810 m

Local time now: —

More codes: airport codes starting with S

About SFJ

Kangerlussuaq International Airport is a medium-sized airport serving Kangerlussuaq, Greenland. It opened in 1941 and is run by Greenland Airport Authority. Open traffic data shows 1 nonstop route from SFJ.

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Busiest nonstop routes from SFJ

Route	To	Distance	Passengers / year
SFJ → CPH	Copenhagen, Denmark	3,441 km	133,162

Passengers on the route, both directions, over the period of each source: US DOT / BTS T-100 (Aug 2025 – Jul 2026) for routes touching the US, Eurostat (2024) for routes reported by European airports. Routes outside these are not counted.

Nearest airports

Code	Airport	Serves	Distance
JHS	Sisimiut Airport	Sisimiut, Greenland	131 km
JSU	Maniitsoq Airport	Maniitsoq, Greenland	204 km
JEG	Aasiaat Airport	Aasiaat, Greenland	209 km
JAV	Ilulissat Airport	Ilulissat, Greenland	249 km
GOH	Nuuk International Airport	Nuuk, Greenland	317 km

Distance from SFJ to the major hubs

Route	To	Distance	Passengers / year
SFJ → LHR	London, United Kingdom	3,220 km	—
SFJ → DXB	Dubai, United Arab Emirates	8,114 km	—
SFJ → CDG	Paris, France	3,568 km	—
SFJ → FRA	Frankfurt, Germany	3,739 km	—
SFJ → IST	Istanbul, Turkey	5,420 km	—
SFJ → AMS	Amsterdam, Netherlands	3,375 km	—
SFJ → JFK	New York, United States	3,260 km	—
SFJ → ATL	Atlanta, United States	4,308 km	—
SFJ → LAX	Los Angeles, United States	5,618 km	—
SFJ → SIN	Singapore, Singapore	12,164 km	—
SFJ → HND	Tokyo, Japan	8,598 km	—
SFJ → DOH	Doha, Qatar	7,961 km	—

Runways

Runway	Length	Width	Surface	Lights
09/27	2,810 m	60 m	Asphalt	Yes

OurAirports (public domain). Sources

Location

Kangerlussuaq, Qeqqata Municipality, Greenland · 67.0104, -50.7153

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Questions

Kangerlussuaq International Airport has the IATA code SFJ and the ICAO code BGSF. Airlines and tickets use the three-letter IATA code; pilots and air traffic control use the four-letter ICAO code.

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