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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
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Aviation weather for Pituffik Space Base airport BGTL THU
METAR for Pituffik Space Base airport BGTL THU
BGTL 111655Z AUTO 00000KT 9999 SCT075 M03/M10 A2942 RMK AO2 SLP945 T10311098 TSNO ?
Decoded METAR for Pituffik Space Base airport BGTL THU
METAR issued by BGTL on Saturday, October 11, 2025 at 16:55 UTC. This is an automatically generated METAR, Warning : this METAR is out of date, issued 6 days and 166 hours and -8632 minutes ago.
visibility is greater than 10km = greater than 6mi.
The temperature is -3°C = 27°F, dew point is -10°C = 14°F. The air is humid : relative air humidity is 59 %.
QNH is 996hPa = 29.42inHg
Clouds : scattered clouds at 7500ft = 2290m.
Remarks : automatic station with precipitation sensor Sea Level Pressure SLP=945 T10311098 T snow O
TAF for Pituffik Space Base airport BGTL THU
BGTL 061000Z 0610/0716 08012KT 9999 BKN060 620604 QNH2957INS BECMG 0615/0616 09015G20KT BKN055 QNH2938INS TEMPO 0621/0703 10025G30KT 520002 0709/0710 08006KT OVC040 620406 QNH2921INS 0710/0714 8000 -SN OVC030 620305 TXM01/0617Z TNM07/0706Z
Decoded TAF for Pituffik Space Base airport BGTL THU
TAF issued by BGTL on Monday, October 6, 2025 at 10:00 UTC Warning : this TAF is out of date, issued 12 days and 5 hours and 3 minutes. weather forecast for 30 hours, weather forecast updated every 6 hours.
from Monday, October 6, 2025 à 10:00 heure TU to Monday, October 6, 2025 à 15:00 heure UTC
0610/0716 08012KT 9999 BKN060 620604 QNH2957INS
wind 12kt = 22km/h, direction is 80°
Visibility is greater than 10km = greater than 6mi.
broken at 6000ft = 1830m
becoming from Monday, October 6, 2025 à 16:00 heure TU to Tuesday, October 7, 2025 à 09:00 heure UTC
BECMG 0615/0616 09015G20KT BKN055 QNH2938INS
wind 15kt = 28km/h with gusts at 20kt = 37km/h, direction is 90°
broken at 5500ft = 1680m
temporarily from Monday, October 6, 2025 à 21:00 heure TU to Monday, October 6, 2025 à 03:00 heure UTC
TEMPO 0621/0703 10025G30KT 520002
wind 25kt = 46km/h with gusts at 30kt = 56km/h, direction is 100°
from Tuesday, October 7, 2025 à 09:00 heure TU to Tuesday, October 7, 2025 à 10:00 heure UTC
0709/0710 08006KT OVC040 620406 QNH2921INS
wind 6kt = 11km/h, direction is 80°
overcast at 4000ft = 1220m
from Tuesday, October 7, 2025 à 10:00 heure TU to Tuesday, October 7, 2025 à 16:00 heure UTC
0710/0714 8000 -SN OVC030 620305 TXM01/0617Z TNM07/0706Z
Visibility is 8km = 5mi.
light snow
overcast at 3000ft = 910m
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