Pituffik Space Base
Pituffik Space Base, formerly Thule Air Base, is a United States Space Force base located on the northwest coast of Greenland in the Kingdom of Denmark under a defense agreement between Denmark and the United States.
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- Aerodrome
- …lies at an elevation of 76 metres (249 feet)
- …has the IATA airport code THU
- …has the ICAO airport code BGTL
- …was formerly known as “Thule Air Base”
- …is operated by United States Space Force
- …opened in 1951
- Description: US military base in Greenland
- Also known as“Bluie West Six”“Dundas Airport”“Pituffik Airport”“Pituffik SB”
Places of Interest
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Places in the Area
Nearby places include Thule.
Pituffik Space Base
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Latitude
76.52971° or 76° 31′ 47″ north
Longitude
-68.72334° or 68° 43′ 24″ west
Open location code
C78HG7HG+VM
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
aeroway = aerodrome
OpenStreetMap feature
landuse = military
OpenStreetMap feature
military = airfield
GeoNames ID
Wikidata ID
Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Vietnamese—“Pituffik Space Base” goes by many names.
قاعدة ثول الجويةArabic
ՏուլեArmenian
Base aérea de ThuleAsturian
Pituffikeko espazio-baseaBasque
Thuleko aire-baseaBasque
ПітуфікBelarusian
ТулеBelarusian
Bon egorel PituffikBreton
Base espacial de PituffikCatalan
base espacial PituffikCatalan
图勒空军基地Chinese
皮圖菲克太空基地Chinese
Letecká základna ThuleCzech
Vesmírná základna PituffikCzech
Pituffik Space BaseDanish
Thule Air BaseDanish
Pituffik Space BaseDutch
Thule Air BaseDutch
Aerbazo ThuleEsperanto
Pituffiki kosmosebaasEstonian
Pituffikin avaruustukikohtaFinnish
Thule Air BaseFinnish
Thulen lentotukikohtaFinnish
בסיס החלל פיטופיקHebrew
Pituffik ŰrbázisHungarian
Pituffik-geimherstöðinIcelandic
Thule Air BaseIcelandic
Thule-herstöðinIcelandic
Pangkalan Luar Angkasa PituffikIndonesian
Base aerea ThuleItalian
Pituffik Space BaseItalian
Thule Air BaseItalian
チューレ空軍基地Japanese
ピツフィク宇宙軍基地Japanese
피투피크 우주기지Korean
Pitufikas Kosmosa spēku bāzeLatvian
Thule Air BaseLatvian
Lapangan Terbang Thule ABMalay
PituffikNorthern Frisian
Pituffik Space BaseNorthern Frisian
Thule Air BaseNorthern Frisian
Pituffik Space BaseNorwegian
Pituffik Space BaseNorwegian Bokmål
Thule Air BaseNorwegian Bokmål
پایگاه فضایی پیتوفیکPersian
پایگاه هوایی ثولPersian
Pituffik Space BasePolish
Thule Air BasePolish
Pituffik Space BaseRomanian
авиабаза Ту́леRussian
Космическая база ПитуффикRussian
ПитуффикRussian
Питуффик (база)Russian
ТулеRussian
Letalsko oporišče ThuleSlovenian
Pituffik SpacebaseSlovenian
Vesoljsko oporišče PituffikSlovenian
Pituffik Space BaseSwedish
Thule Air BaseSwedish
Пойгоҳи ҳавоии СулTajik
Pituffik Space BaseTurkish
Thule Hava ÜssüTurkish
ПітуффікUkrainian
Пітуффік (авіабаза)Ukrainian
ТулеUkrainian
Căn cứ Không quân ThuleVietnamese
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