Description

Kangerlussuaq is the only international airport in the self-governing Danish Territory of Greenland capable of handling large aircraft. It situated on the west coast of the country and was formerly the Sondrestrom airbase of the USAAF which was opened early in World War 2. It is situated at the head of the fjord of the same name (Søndrestrøm in Danish).

Climatology

Tundra climate (Köppen climate classification ET) - average temperature below 10°C in all twelve months of the year with very little precipitation.