Pituffik Space Base Airport

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IATA: THU

ICAO: BGTL

LCL: BGTL

METAR: METAR BGTL 211455Z AUTO 11006KT 9999 CLR M14/M19 A2883 RMK AO2 SLP748 T11451191 50007 TSNO $

TAF: TAF BGTL 191740Z 1917/2017 10009KT 9999 SCT100 QNH2917INS BECMG 2001/2002 12012G18KT 9999 BKN080 QNH2939INS BECMG 2012/2013 11009KT 6000 -SN OVC025 620305 QNH2953INS TXM13/2003Z TNM17/1918Z LAST NO AMDS AFT 1918 NEXT 2211

Reporting Station: BGTL (0.9 NM at True Heading of 244)
Visibility: 6+SM
Flight Category: VFR
Altimeter: 976.4
Temperature: -14.5 C (5.9 F)
Dewpoint: -19.1 C (-2.38 F)

Location

Latitude: 
 76-32-00.0000N (76.533333)
Longitude: 
 068-42-00.0000W (-68.7)
Elevation: 
 251.0 feet MSL (77 m MSL)
Magnetic Variation: 
 37.1 W (as of December 2025 from WMM2020 model)
Time Zone: 
 UTC -4.0 (Standard Time)
UTC -3.0 (Daylight Savings Time)

Contacts

Manager: 
Privately owned: 






Operations

Airport Status: 
 Operational
Facility Use: 
 Private
Type: 
 Airport
Activation Date: 
 04/2009
Control tower: 
 No
Boundary ARTCC: 
 ZEG (Edmonton)
Responsible ARTCC: 
 ZEG (Edmonton)
Traffic Pattern Altitude (MSL): 
 1251 feet (381 m)

Based Aircraft

Annual Operations (as of )

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    Flight Service Stations

    Primary Alternate
    FSS on Field: 
    FSS Name (ID):  Gander Radio-Rco(YQX)
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    Notices to Airmen (NOTAMS)

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    Remarks

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    Runways

    Runway Summary

    Runways: 08/26
    Longest Runway: 08/26 is 9997 ft (3047 m) long
    Runways with an Instrument Approach:

    THU Airport Runway Details

    Runway 08/26  9997 ft x 140 ft (3047 m x 43 m)
    Surface:  Asphalt - No special surface treatment

    Runway 08

    Runway 26
    Glide Path Angle: 
    		 3.0 degrees 0.0 degrees
    Threshold Crossing Height: 
    		 61

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