Pituffik Space Base
| Pituffik Space Base | |||||||
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| Near Qaanaaq, Avannaata in Greenland | |||||||
Aerial view of Pituffik Space Base with Saunders Island in the background and the tombolo on the right | |||||||
Shield of Space Base Delta 1 | |||||||
Pituffik Space Base Pituffik Space Base Location in Greenland##Location in the Arctic Circle | |||||||
| Coordinates | 76°31′52″N 68°42′11″W / 76.53111°N 68.70306°W | ||||||
| Type | US Space Force base | ||||||
| Site information | |||||||
| Operator | United States Space Force | ||||||
| Controlled by | Space Base Delta 1 | ||||||
| Condition | Operational | ||||||
| Site history | |||||||
| Built | 1943 | ||||||
| In use | 1943–present | ||||||
| Events | B-52 crash (1968) | ||||||
| Garrison information | |||||||
| Garrison | 821st Space Base Group | ||||||
| Airfield information | |||||||
| Identifiers | IATA: THU, ICAO: BGTL, WMO: 042020 | ||||||
| Elevation | 76.5 metres (251 ft) AMSL | ||||||
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| Source: Danish AIS[1] | |||||||
Pituffik Space Base is a military base in Greenland. The base is under control of U.S. authorities.[2]
References
- ↑ Greenland AIP for BGTL – Thule Air Base Archived 31 October 2020 at the Wayback Machine from Naviair
- ↑ snl.no/Thule_Air_Base. Retrieved 2025-04-06