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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
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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 291855Z AUTO 10007KT 9999 FEW007 OVC060 M12/M16 A2949 RMK AO2 SLP971 T11171161 TSNO ?
Decoded METAR for Pituffik Space Base airport BGTL THU
METAR issued by BGTL on Saturday, November 29, 2025 at 18:55 UTC. This is an automatically generated METAR, Warning : this METAR is out of date, issued 1 days and 45 hours and -1408 minutes ago.
visibility is greater than 10km = greater than 6mi.
The temperature is -12°C = 10°F, dew point is -16°C = 3°F. The air is very humid : relative air humidity is 72 %.
QNH is 999hPa = 29.49inHg
Wind 13km/h = 7kt, direction is 100°.
Clouds : few clouds at 700ft = 210m. overcast at 6000ft = 1830m.
Remarks : automatic station with precipitation sensor Sea Level Pressure SLP=971 T11171161 T snow O
TAF for Pituffik Space Base airport BGTL THU
BGTL 281000Z 281100Z 2811/2917 12012KT 9999 SCT060 QNH2938INS BECMG 2817/2818 13012KT BKN040 BKN060 QNH2944INS TXM17/2815Z TNM21/2901Z LAST NO AMDS AFT 2813 NEXT 0111
Decoded TAF for Pituffik Space Base airport BGTL THU
TAF issued by BGTL on Friday, November 28, 2025 at 10:00 UTC Warning : this TAF is out of date, issued 3 days and 6 hours and 27 minutes.
Time and date of issue unknown. This TAF is probably no longer valid.
to Friday, November 28, 2025 à 11:00 heure UTC
281100Z
281100Z
from Friday, November 28, 2025 à 11:00 heure TU to Saturday, November 29, 2025 à 17:00 heure UTC
2811/2917 12012KT 9999 SCT060 QNH2938INS
wind 12kt = 22km/h, direction is 120°
Visibility is greater than 10km = greater than 6mi.
scattered clouds at 6000ft = 1830m
becoming from Friday, November 28, 2025 à 18:00 heure TU
BECMG 2817/2818 13012KT BKN040 BKN060 QNH2944INS TXM17/2815Z TNM21/2901Z
wind 12kt = 22km/h, direction is 130°
broken at 4000ft = 1220m broken at 6000ft = 1830m
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
- Tasiusaq heliport (BGTA TQA ) at 314mi↑NOTAM
- Pond Inlet airport (CYIO YIO ) at 315mi↑METAR TAF NOTAM
- NEEM Camp Skiway airport ( GL-0001) at 322mi↑defunct airport
- Innarsuit heliport (BGIN IUI INN) at 323mi↑NOTAM
- Eureka airport (CYEU YEU ) at 337mi↑NOTAM
- Upernavik airport (BGUK JUV ) at 344mi↑METAR TAF 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
