Thule Air Base
former US air base in Greenland
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Thule Air Base
Summary
Thule Air Base is an air base[1]. It ranks in the top 6% of air_base entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,552 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Thule Air Base is located in Avannaata[3].
- Thule Air Base is in the country of Greenland[4].
- Thule Air Base's instance of is recorded as air base[5].
- Thule Air Base's instance of is recorded as unincorporated area of Greenland[6].
- Thule Air Base's instance of is recorded as commercial traffic aerodrome[7].
- Thule Air Base is operated by United States Air Force[8].
- Thule Air Base's IATA airport code is recorded as THU[9].
- Thule Air Base's ICAO airport code is recorded as BGTL[10].
- Thule Air Base's Commons category is recorded as Pituffik Space Base[11].
- 1943 marks the founding of Thule Air Base[12].
- Thule Air Base's coordinate location is recorded as {'latitude': 76.531389, 'longitude': -68.703333}[13].
- Thule Air Base's coordinate location is recorded as {'latitude': 76.53111111111112, 'longitude': -68.70305555555555}[14].
- Thule Air Base's significant event is recorded as 1968 Thule Air Base B-52 crash[15].
- Thule Air Base's official website is recorded as http://www.thule.af.mil/[16].
- Thule Air Base's official website is recorded as https://www.peterson.spaceforce.mil/Thule-AB-Greenland/[17].
- Thule Air Base's place served by transport hub is recorded as Avannaata[18].
- Thule Air Base's described at URL is recorded as https://theconversation.com/greenland-staying-with-the-polar-inuit-how-a-secret-military-base-helped-trigger-the-silent-collapse-of-an-arctic-world-273853[19].
- Thule Air Base's replaced by is recorded as Pituffik Space Base[20].
- Thule Air Base's date of official opening is recorded as 1943[21].
- Thule Air Base sits at an elevation of {'amount': '+77'}[22].
Body
Founding
1943 marks the founding of Thule Air Base[12].
Operations
Thule Air Base is operated by United States Air Force[8].
Why It Matters
Thule Air Base ranks in the top 6% of air_base entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,552 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[23] It is known by 44 alternative names across languages and contexts.[24]