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Pituffik Space Base airport (Thule) at 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↑, Resolute at 462mi↑, Qaarsut at 505mi↑,
→ 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
Taxi : book on Taxi Booking
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By train : book on Trip.com
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
weather : scattered clouds at Dundas
-8 ↗ -2°F
wind ↑ 9mph
extreme cold alert with -8°F at Dundas
Monday : extreme cold alert with -18°F at Dundas
Aviation weather for Pituffik Space Base airport BGTL THU
METAR for Pituffik Space Base airport BGTL THU
BGTL 192055Z AUTO 10005KT 9999 CLR M20/M23 A2964 RMK AO2 SLP024 T11971232 57010 TSNO ?
Decoded METAR for Pituffik Space Base airport BGTL THU
METAR issued by BGTL on Wednesday, February 19, 2025 at 20:55 UTC. This is an automatically generated METAR, Warning : this METAR is out of date, issued 4 days and 105 hours and -5749 minutes ago.
visibility is greater than 10km = greater than 6mi.
The temperature is -20°C = -4°F, dew point is -23°C = -9°F. The air is very humid : relative air humidity is 77%.
QNH is 1004hPa = 29.64inHg
Wind 9km/h = 5kt, direction is 100°.
Sky clear.
Remarks : automatic station with precipitation sensor Sea Level Pressure SLP=024 T11971232 57010 T snow O
TAF for Pituffik Space Base airport BGTL THU
BGTL 190709Z 191900Z 1919/2101 10008KT 9999 SCT090 BKN160 QNH2941INS BECMG 2005/2006 VRB06KT FEW060 SCT120 QNH2909INS 2019/2020 15008KT FEW015 SCT070 BKN100 QNH2908INS TXM17/2004Z TNM20/2013Z
Decoded TAF for Pituffik Space Base airport BGTL THU
TAF issued by BGTL on Wednesday, February 19, 2025 at 07:09 UTC Warning : this TAF is out of date, issued 4 days and 22 hours and 57 minutes.
Time and date of issue unknown. This TAF is probably no longer valid.
to Wednesday, February 19, 2025 à 19:00 heure UTC
191900Z
191900Z
from Wednesday, February 19, 2025 à 19:00 heure TU to Thursday, February 20, 2025 à 01:00 heure UTC
1919/2101 10008KT 9999 SCT090 BKN160 QNH2941INS
wind 8kt = 15km/h, direction is 100°
Visibility is greater than 10km = greater than 6mi.
scattered clouds at 9000ft = 2740m broken at 16000ft = 4880m
becoming from Thursday, February 20, 2025 à 06:00 heure TU to Thursday, February 20, 2025 à 19:00 heure UTC
BECMG 2005/2006 VRB06KT FEW060 SCT120 QNH2909INS
wind 6kt = 11km/h, direction is °
few clouds at 6000ft = 1830m scattered clouds at 12000ft = 3660m
from Thursday, February 20, 2025 à 19:00 heure TU
2019/2020 15008KT FEW015 SCT070 BKN100 QNH2908INS TXM17/2004Z TNM20/2013Z
wind 8kt = 15km/h, direction is 150°
few clouds at 1500ft = 460m scattered clouds at 7000ft = 2130m broken at 10000ft = 3050m
NOTAM for Pituffik Space Base airport
Around Pituffik Space Base airport (Thule) at 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) at 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
→ 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