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Pituffik Space Base

IATA THUICAO BGTLMedium airport

Pituffik Space Base is a medium airport near Pituffik in Avannaata Municipality, Greenland. It is listed as IATA THU and ICAO BGTL. The airport is located at 76.5306° / -68.7005° at an elevation of 77 m (251 ft). There is one runway, the longest measuring 3,047 m. The nearest airport is Dundas Airport, 3.0 km (2 mi) away. The airport is served by scheduled flights.

Map detail of Pituffik Space Base with runways — Close-up with runways

World map showing the position of Pituffik Space Base — Overview map

Data

Data
IATA code	`THU`
ICAO code	`BGTL`
Identifier	`BGTL`
Type	Medium airport
City	Pituffik
Region	Avannaata Municipality
Country	Greenland
Coordinates	76.53063, -68.70054
Coordinates (deg/min/sec)	76° 31′ 50.27″ N 68° 42′ 01.95″ W
Elevation	77 m (251 ft)
Scheduled service	yes

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