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Kangerlussuaq Airport

airport in Greenland
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Kangerlussuaq Airport

Summary

Kangerlussuaq Airport is an airport[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of airport entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (433 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Kangerlussuaq Airport is located in Qeqqata[3].
  • Kangerlussuaq Airport is in the country of Greenland[4].
  • Kangerlussuaq Airport's instance of is recorded as airport[5].
  • Kangerlussuaq Airport's instance of is recorded as commercial traffic aerodrome[6].
  • Kangerlussuaq Airport is operated by Greenland Airport Authority[7].
  • Kangerlussuaq is named after Kangerlussuaq Airport[8].
  • Kangerlussuaq Airport's IATA airport code is recorded as SFJ[9].
  • Kangerlussuaq Airport's ICAO airport code is recorded as BGSF[10].
  • Kangerlussuaq Airport's Commons category is recorded as Kangerlussuaq Airport[11].
  • Kangerlussuaq Airport's located in time zone is recorded as America/Nuuk[12].
  • Kangerlussuaq Airport's runway is recorded as 09/27[13].
  • Kangerlussuaq Airport's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 67.016944444444, 'lon': -50.689444444444}[14].
  • Kangerlussuaq Airport's place served by transport hub is recorded as Kangerlussuaq[15].
  • Kangerlussuaq Airport's structure replaces is recorded as Sondrestrom Air Base[16].
  • Kangerlussuaq Airport's date of official opening is recorded as 1941[17].
  • Kangerlussuaq Airport sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q3710', 'amount': '+165'}[18].
  • Kangerlussuaq Airport's aerodrome reference point is recorded as {'lat': 67.01222, 'lon': -50.7116}[19].

Body

Geography

Kangerlussuaq Airport is in the country of Greenland[4]. It is located in Qeqqata[3].

Physical Characteristics

Kangerlussuaq Airport sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q3710', 'amount': '+165'}[18].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include airport[5] and commercial traffic aerodrome[6].

History and Context

Kangerlussuaq is named after Kangerlussuaq Airport[8].

Why It Matters

Kangerlussuaq Airport ranks in the top 2% of airport entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (433 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[20] It is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.[21]

Related Entities

Greenland

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [20] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [21] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 5w ago · Ce Ele 415 · 2026-05-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Official website → ['http://www.glv.gl/Flyvepladser/Lufthavne/Kangerlussuaq/DagensFlyvning/tabid/24
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P856]]: https://www.airports.gl/airport/kangerlussuaq-lufthavn/"
  2. 7w ago · Ikan · 2026-05-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Aliases → —
    Instance of → airport, commercial traffic aerodrome
    Instance of → —
    Coordinates → —
    + 16 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P4839]]: Entity["Airport", "BGSF"], [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/257634|batch #257634]]"
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