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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
Hotels : book on Hotels.com Booking Expedia
Taxi : book on Taxi Booking
activities : Getyourguide
Rent a car : book on Rentalcars
By plane :
- Pituffik Space Base airport at 0mi : book on Trip.com
- Qaanaaq airport at 67mi : book on Trip.com
- Savissivik heliport at 69mi : book on Trip.com
Aviation weather for Pituffik Space Base airport BGTL THU
METAR for Pituffik Space Base airport BGTL THU
BGTL 061555Z AUTO 00000KT 9999 BKN016 OVC055 M05/M08 A2983 RMK AO2 SLP085 T10531085 TSNO ?
Decoded METAR for Pituffik Space Base airport BGTL THU
METAR issued by BGTL on Thursday, November 6, 2025 at 15:55 UTC. This is an automatically generated METAR, Warning : this METAR is out of date, issued 5 days and 132 hours and -7154 minutes ago.
visibility is greater than 10km = greater than 6mi.
The temperature is -5°C = 23°F, dew point is -8°C = 18°F. The air is very humid : relative air humidity is 79 %.
QNH is 1010hPa = 29.83inHg
Clouds : broken at 1600ft = 490m. overcast at 5500ft = 1680m.
Remarks : automatic station with precipitation sensor Sea Level Pressure SLP=085 T10531085 T snow O
TAF for Pituffik Space Base airport BGTL THU
BGTL 061000Z 061100Z 0611/0717 12009KT 8000 -SN SCT030 BKN050 QNH2979INS BECMG 0703/0704 09009KT 9999 NSW FEW050 QNH2995INS TXM06/0606Z TNM18/0711Z
Decoded TAF for Pituffik Space Base airport BGTL THU
TAF issued by BGTL on Thursday, November 6, 2025 at 10:00 UTC Warning : this TAF is out of date, issued 5 days and 18 hours and 41 minutes.
Time and date of issue unknown. This TAF is probably no longer valid.
to Thursday, November 6, 2025 à 11:00 heure UTC
061100Z
061100Z
from Thursday, November 6, 2025 à 11:00 heure TU to Friday, November 7, 2025 à 17:00 heure UTC
0611/0717 12009KT 8000 -SN SCT030 BKN050 QNH2979INS
wind 9kt = 17km/h, direction is 120°
Visibility is 8km = 5mi.
light snow
scattered clouds at 3000ft = 910m broken at 5000ft = 1520m
becoming from Thursday, November 6, 2025 à 04:00 heure TU
BECMG 0703/0704 09009KT 9999 NSW FEW050 QNH2995INS TXM06/0606Z TNM18/0711Z
no significant weather
wind 9kt = 17km/h, direction is 90°
Visibility is greater than 10km = greater than 6mi.
few clouds at 5000ft = 1520m
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
