Sisimiut Airport

IATA JHSICAO BGSSMedium airport

Sisimiut Airport is a medium airport near Sisimiut in Qeqqata Municipality, Greenland. It is listed as IATA JHS and ICAO BGSS. The airport is located at 66.9513° / -53.7293° at an elevation of 10 m (33 ft). There is one runway, the longest measuring 799 m. The nearest airport is Attu Heliport, 110 km (68 mi) away. The airport is served by scheduled flights.

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Map detail of Sisimiut Airport with runways — Close-up with runways

World map showing the position of Sisimiut Airport — Overview map

Data

Data
IATA code	`JHS`
ICAO code	`BGSS`
Identifier	`BGSS`
Type	Medium airport
City	Sisimiut
Region	Qeqqata Municipality
Country	Greenland
Coordinates	66.95130, -53.72930
Coordinates (deg/min/sec)	66° 57′ 04.69″ N 53° 43′ 45.48″ W
Elevation	10 m (33 ft)
Scheduled service	yes

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