# Pituffik Space Base (THU / BGTL)

**Pituffik Space Base** (IATA: THU, ICAO: BGTL) is a medium airport in Pituffik, Avannaata Municipality, Greenland. It opened in 1943. It has one runway, 3,047 m (9,997 ft) long, asphalt. It is operated by United States Air Force.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/bgtl

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: THU / BGTL
- Type: Medium airport
- Operator: United States Air Force
- Serves: Pituffik, Avannaata Municipality, Greenland
- Opened: 1943
- Elevation: 77 m / 251 ft
- Coordinates: 76.5306, -68.7005
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 3,047 m / 9,997 ft
- Time zone: UTC-4/-3 · America/Thule
- Website: https://www.peterson.spaceforce.mil/Thule-AB-Greenland/
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thule_Air_Base (25 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q940576
- Weather station: BGTL · WMO 04202
- Ident: BGTL

## Timeline

- 1943: Pituffik Space Base opens.
- 21 Jan 1968: 1968 Thule Air Base B-52 crash. 1 killed.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 08T/26T | 3,047 m / 9,997 ft | 46 m / 150 ft | Asphalt | 085° / 265° | yes |

## Rankings

Ranked among 48,075 open airports; = marks a shared place.

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 3,047 m / 9,997 ft | =1,108 of 29,858 | =277 in North America | #3 in GL |
| Elevation | 77 m / 251 ft | =32,560 of 43,403 | =14,908 in North America | #7 in GL |
| Age | Opened 1943 | =2,016 of 15,079 | =1,078 in North America | #2 in GL |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =2,583 in North America | =1 in GL |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| A/G | EMERG CW FREQUENCY | 836.400 |
| APP | APP | 134.100 |
| CLD | CLNC DEL | 119.900 |
| GND | GND | 119.900 |
| OPS | BASE OPS | 131.100 |
| TWR | TWR | 126.200 |

## Nearby airports

- [NAQ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/bgqq.md) Qaanaaq Airport · 108 km / 67 mi

## Sources

- [NOAA Aviation Weather Center](https://aviationweather.gov/data/api/): Weather data: NOAA Aviation Weather Center (Public Domain (US Government))
- [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/): Airport data from OurAirports (Public Domain)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org): Structured data from Wikidata (CC0 1.0)
- [timezone-boundary-builder](https://github.com/evansiroky/timezone-boundary-builder): Time zone boundaries © OpenStreetMap contributors, timezone-boundary-builder (ODbL 1.0)
- Every figure with its source: https://dromopedia.com/airports/bgtl/data