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Pituffik Space Base airport (Thule) in Dundas (Greenland)
This airport is located near the North Pole. It is one of the northernmost airports in the world.
Pituffik Space Base airport also known asThuleis located near Dundas, with Dundas at 2mi↑, Qaanaaq at 66mi↑, Pond Inlet at 314mi↑, Upernavik at 344mi↑, Arctic Bay at 382mi↑, Clyde River at 419mi↑,
→ See also Northernmost airports in Greenland and Southernmost airports in Greenland
→ See also airports in Greenland
aerial view of Pituffik Space Base airport
Airport code
- ICAO code : BGTL
- IATA code : THU
- Local code : -
Elevation : 77 m = 253ft
→ See also Highest airports in Greenland and Lowest airports in Greenland
Runways
- runway 08/26 : 3047m = 9997ft
- runway 08T/26T : 3047m = 9997ft
→ See also Airports with Longest runways in Greenland
Coming to Pituffik Space Base airport
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Aviation weather for Pituffik Space Base airport BGTL THU
METAR for Pituffik Space Base airport BGTL THU
BGTL 190755Z AUTO 31003KT 9999 FEW006 SCT010 OVC110 02/M00 A2989 RMK AO2 SLP104 T00211002 TSNO ?
Decoded METAR for Pituffik Space Base airport BGTL THU
METAR issued by BGTL on Thursday, June 19, 2025 at 07:55 UTC. This is an automatically generated METAR, Warning : this METAR is out of date, issued 12 days and 307 hours and -17264 minutes ago.
visibility is greater than 10km = greater than 6mi.
The temperature is 2°C = 36°F, dew point is 0°C = 32°F. The air is extremely humid : relative air humidity is 87 %.
QNH is 1012hPa = 29.89inHg
Wind 6km/h = 3kt, direction is 310°.
Clouds : few clouds at 600ft = 180m. scattered clouds at 1000ft = 300m. overcast at 11000ft = 3350m.
Remarks : automatic station with precipitation sensor Sea Level Pressure SLP=104 T00211002 T snow O
TAF for Pituffik Space Base airport BGTL THU
BGTL 181000Z 1810/1916 VRB06KT 3200 BR BKN001 OVC005 QNH2977INS TEMPO 1810/1814 0400 FG BECMG 1814/1815 SCT025 BKN040 QNH2975INS 1816/1817 9999 NSW SCT030 BKN050 QNH2979INS 1908/1909 QNH2974INS 1909/1914 1600 1914/1915 QNH2982INS TX04/1819Z TN01/1907Z
Decoded TAF for Pituffik Space Base airport BGTL THU
TAF issued by BGTL on Wednesday, June 18, 2025 at 10:00 UTC Warning : this TAF is out of date, issued 13 days and 17 hours and 11 minutes. weather forecast for 30 hours, weather forecast updated every 6 hours.
from Wednesday, June 18, 2025 à 10:00 heure TU to Wednesday, June 18, 2025 à 14:00 heure UTC
1810/1916 VRB06KT 3200 BR BKN001 OVC005 QNH2977INS
wind 6kt = 11km/h, direction is °
Visibility is 3km = 2mi.
mist
broken at 100ft = 30m overcast at 500ft = 150m
temporarily from Wednesday, June 18, 2025 à 10:00 heure TU to Wednesday, June 18, 2025 à 14:00 heure UTC
TEMPO 1810/1814 0400 FG
Visibility is 0km = 0mi.
fog
becoming from Wednesday, June 18, 2025 à 15:00 heure TU to Wednesday, June 18, 2025 à 16:00 heure UTC
BECMG 1814/1815 SCT025 BKN040 QNH2975INS
scattered clouds at 2500ft = 760m broken at 4000ft = 1220m
from Wednesday, June 18, 2025 à 16:00 heure TU to Wednesday, June 18, 2025 à 17:00 heure UTC
1816/1817 9999 NSW SCT030 BKN050 QNH2979INS
no significant weather
Visibility is greater than 10km = greater than 6mi.
scattered clouds at 3000ft = 910m broken at 5000ft = 1520m
from Thursday, June 19, 2025 à 08:00 heure TU to Thursday, June 19, 2025 à 09:00 heure UTC
1908/1909 QNH2974INS
from Thursday, June 19, 2025 à 09:00 heure TU to Thursday, June 19, 2025 à 14:00 heure UTC
1909/1914 1600
Visibility is 2km = 1mi.
from Thursday, June 19, 2025 à 14:00 heure TU to Thursday, June 19, 2025 à 16:00 heure UTC
1914/1915 QNH2982INS TX04/1819Z TN01/1907Z
NOTAM for Pituffik Space Base airport
Around Pituffik Space Base airport (Thule) in Dundas (Greenland)
near
- Hotels in Dundas
- MoMA (New York) at 2477mi↑
- Renaissance Philadelphia Downtown Hotel (Philadelphia) at 2535mi↑
- Le Matissia (Paris) at 2662mi↑
- Paris at 2663mi↑
- Hotel Monge (Paris) at 2664mi↑
- Hotel Origami (Strasbourg) at 2767mi↑
- Hôtel Cour du Corbeau (Strasbourg) at 2768mi↑
- Station de montagne Le Champ du Feu at 2771mi↑
- Station de montagne Le Lac Blanc at 2786mi↑
- Station de montagne Gerardmer at 2787mi↑
- Station de montagne Le Tanet at 2789mi↑
- Station de montagne Les Trois Fours at 2790mi↑
- for Pituffik Space Base airport at 0mi↑
- for Camp Tuto airport at 9mi↑
- for Dundas airport at 17mi↑
nearest airports to Pituffik Space Base airport (Thule) in Dundas (Greenland)
- Camp Tuto airport ( GL-0008) at 9mi↑defunct airport
- Dundas airport (BGDU ) at 17mi↑defunct airport
- Moriusaq heliport (BGMO MOR) at 24mi↑NOTAM
- Qaanaaq airport (BGQQ NAQ ) at 67mi↑METAR TAF NOTAM
- Savissivik heliport (BGSV SVR ) at 69mi↑NOTAM
- Siorapaluk heliport (BGSI SRK ) at 92mi↑NOTAM
- Grise Fiord airport (CYGZ YGZ ) at 229mi↑NOTAM
- Kullorsuaq heliport (BGKQ KHQ ) at 239mi↑NOTAM
- Nuussuaq Icestrip airport ( GL-0009) at 259mi↑defunct airport
- Nuussuaq heliport (BGNU NSQ NUS) at 263mi↑NOTAM
→ See also Former airports in Greenland
Data sources
- Infos générales : AVWX, France FFPLUM
- METAR : AVWX
- TAF : AVWX
- Météo générale : Openweathermap et AVWX
- NOTAM : FAA
- VAC : France DGAC/SIA, Espagne ENAIRE, Belgique SKEYES
- Aerial maps : Google Maps, Microsoft Bing ou OpenStreetMap