AviatDataSisimiut Airport JHS / BGSS
Sisimiut · Greenland (Denmark) · Mittarfeqarfiit (Greenland Airports)
23kpax · 2012
Limited hoursJet A-1
ICAO / IATABGSS / JHS
OperatorMittarfeqarfiit (Greenland Airports)
Coordinates66.9514°N, 53.7294°W
Elevation33 ft · 10 m
Time zoneWGT (UTC-2/-1 DST)
Passengers / yr22,955 (2012)
Customs—
Border control—
SchengenNo
FuelJet A-1
Bonded—
AIP referenceBGSS — AIP Greenland/Denmark (Naviair), AD 2.BGSS
Operating hoursDaytime VFR/limited daylight operations; not H24
TerminalsSingle small regional passenger terminal
Runways (1)
- 13/31 · 799 m / 2,621 ft · 30 m wide · Asphalt
Operated by Mittarfeqarfiit (Greenland Airports); served exclusively by Air Greenland Dash 8 fixed-wing flights to Nuuk/Kangerlussuaq/Ilulissat for Greenland's second-largest town; a runway extension is proposed (tied to fleet renewal) but no new airport is replacing JHS, unlike the Nuuk/Ilulissat/Qaqortoq Kalaallit Airports projects.
Services
Available
On request / PPR
Seasonal / ageing
Unconfirmed / not listed
Ground handling
Available
Mittarfeqarfiit (Greenland Airports / airports.gl)
Airport operator (Mittarfeqarfiit / Greenland Airports) performs all aircraft and passenger handling at BGSS. PPR. Published station email •••. · Mon-Sat approx 1000-1600 UTC per AIP; closed Sun/holidays
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Aircraft fuel
Available · 2 providers
Mittarfeqarfiit (Greenland Airports / airports.gl)
Greenland Airports provides into-plane Jet A-1 at BGSS per AIP Greenland (exception across the network is BGSF/Kangerlussuaq). AVGAS NOT corroborated for BGSS - removed from claim. Jet A-1 list price approx 11,74 DKK/L per airports.gl.
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Polaroil (KNI A/S)
Greenland state fuel company (KNI A/S); imports, stores and distributes jet fuel/kerosene and operates the Sisimiut tank-farm/depot (established 1949). It is a fuel supply/logistics provider, not the published airport into-plane refueller (into-plane at BGSS is Greenland Airports). Status corrected from 'available' to 'on_request'.
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De-icing
Not listed
Part-145 line maintenance
Not listed
Part-145 base maintenance
Not listed
Component shops & overhaul
Not listed
Flight catering
Not listed
Aircraft cleaning
Not listed
Ground support equipment
Not listed
Cargo handling
Unconfirmed
Mittarfeqarfiit (Greenland Airports / airports.gl)
Greenland Airports performs general aircraft/passenger handling; dedicated cargo-handling facilities are not specifically published for BGSS on airports.gl or AIP. Cargo via the scheduled carrier.
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Aviation security
Not listed
Passenger & crew transport
Unconfirmed
Mittarfeqarfiit (Greenland Airports / airports.gl)
Single compact terminal; passenger handling by operator. No published dedicated crew transport (local taxi booking ••• noted on airport page).
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Flight support
Available
Air Greenland
Sole scheduled carrier serving BGSS (Dash-8) with a local station/booking office. Reclassified from ground_handling: physical ground/aircraft handling at BGSS is performed by the airport operator (Mittarfeqarfiit); no source corroborates Air Greenland providing third-party ground handling. Air Greenland role = carrier and station/booking support. · Station office approx Mon-Fri 06:00-16:00, Sat-Sun 08:00-15:00
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Hotel & travel
Not listed