Airports / Greenland / JHS
Sisimiut Airport
BGSS / JHSSisimiut, GreenlandELEV 33 FT
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
71 nm
To the nearest alternate
Kangerlussuaq International Airport (SFJ).
Overview
Sisimiut Airport, listed as BGSS / JHS, is a mid-sized airport in Sisimiut, Greenland. The field lies at an elevation of 33 feet. The airport supports scheduled airline service as well as private jet and charter movements.
JHS has no resident charter fleet; trips here are typically flown by operators repositioning from surrounding airports. Useful alternates include Kangerlussuaq International Airport (SFJ, 71 nm), Aasiaat Airport (JEG, 108 nm), and Ilulissat Airport (JAV, 150 nm).
Quotes for flights out of JHS vary with aircraft type, repositioning, and schedule flexibility. Use the cost estimator to model a trip from JHS, or browse verified operators serving the area.
Field capability
ICAO
BGSS
IATA
JHS
FAA / Local
BGSS
Elevation
33 ft
Coordinates
66.9513° N · 53.7293° W
Airspace
G · GolfClass G — GolfUncontrolled field — no tower. Pilots self-announce and sequence themselves on the common traffic advisory frequency.Source: FAA NASR class airspace
Size
Medium
Scheduled svc
Yes
Elevation vs Greenland fields
state range 33–505 ft
At 33 ft, JHS sits lower than 90% of the 10 Greenland fields on the register.
Access & alternates
Closest alternate fields by great-circle distance — every listing links to its own field brief.
- 71nmSFJKangerlussuaq International AirportKangerlussuaq
- 108nmJEGAasiaat AirportAasiaat
- 150nmJAVIlulissat AirportIlulissat
- 173nmGOHNuuk International AirportNuuk
- 408nmKUSKulusuk AirportKulusuk
- 416nmYFBIqaluit AirportIqaluit
Location
Open the full mapBGSS · Sisimiut Airport · Sisimiut, Greenland