Thule Air Base (Greenland)

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Thule_Air_Base_(Greenland)
GPTKB entity
Statements (32)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:military
gptkbp:climate polar
gptkbp:controlledBy gptkb:Denmark
gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:country gptkb:Denmark
gptkbp:elevation 251 m
gptkbp:garrison gptkb:821st_Air_Base_Group
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Thule Air Base (Greenland)
gptkbp:ICAO_code gptkb:THU
gptkb:BGTL
gptkbp:latitude 76.5312 N
gptkbp:location gptkb:Greenland
gptkbp:longitude 68.7031 W
gptkbp:namedAfter gptkb:Thule
gptkbp:nearestCity gptkb:Qaanaaq
gptkbp:notableEvent gptkb:B-52_crash_(1968)
gptkbp:opened 1951
gptkbp:operatedBy gptkb:United_States_Air_Force
gptkb:United_States_Space_Force
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:North_American_Aerospace_Defense_Command
Air Force Global Strike Command
gptkbp:previousName gptkb:Pituffik_Space_Base
gptkbp:runwayLength 3048 m
gptkbp:runwaySurface asphalt
gptkbp:timezone UTC-3
gptkbp:usedFor space surveillance
missile warning
logistics support
air refueling
satellite tracking
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Boeing_KC-135_Stratotanker
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6