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Thule Air Base

76.53120°N
-68.70320°W
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Thule Air Base (BGTL/THU) is a medium regional airport located in Thule, Greenland, 2,130 km north west of Reykjavík. It features 1 runway measuring 9,997 feet.

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Temp
37°F
Wind
6 kts
280°
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10+ km
Ceil
BGTL 151555Z AUTO 28006KT 9999 OVC002 03/01 A3001 RMK AO2 SLP144 T00270009 TSNO $

Runways

1 installed

9,997 FT MAX
08T/26T
9,997 ft × 150
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2026-06-11
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Elevation:
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I_Am_So_Handsome
01/15/2026
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This airport has seasonal commercial flights to Copenhagen, and its 3047 m long runway makes it international. To ensure the image quality, I had to zoom out slightly so that it wouldn't be too blurry. Technically, this airport is not only a US space base, but it also has commercial flights. Fun fact: This airport has the longest runway in all of Greenland. I wonder this airport is whose homebase in our members.
david
02/22/2025
Runway 08T-26T
Note that the runway designations end in "T" because they're based on true rather than magnetic headings; that's standard for airports in the high Arctic.
david
02/22/2025
Operated by the U.S.
This is a U.S. military base, operated within NATO under the 1951 Greenland Defense Agreement.
jmblanco430
07/30/2009
BGTL
RUNWAY 8---109.50---142º
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