Pituffik Space Base (/biːduːˈfiːk/, bee-doo-FEEK; Greenlandic: [pitufːik]; IATA: THU, ICAO: BGTL), formerly Thule Air Base (/ˈtuːliː/, TOO-lee), 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. As of 2025, about 150 United States service members are permanently stationed there, after the United States significantly reduced its presence from 6,000 personnel during the Cold War. Denmark was a founding member of NATO in 1949, and the 1951 Greenland Defense Agreement allowed the United States to operate the base under a NATO framework, as long as both Denmark and the United States remain NATO members. Under the agreement, the Danish national flag must be flown at the base to recognize that the base is on Danish territory, but the United States is allowed to fly its own flag alongside the Danish flag on the facilities it operates.

In response to American hybrid warfare against Greenland during the second Trump administration, Colonel Susannah Meyers, U.S. Space Force, the highest-ranking U.S. officer in Greenland and the base commander, said Trump's threats against Greenland "are not reflective of Pituffik Space Base", leading her to be fired by Trump.

It is the northernmost Department of Defense installation, 1,210 km (750 mi) north of the Arctic Circle and 1,524 km (947 mi) from the North Pole. Pituffik's Arctic environment includes icebergs in North Star Bay, two islands (Saunders Island and Wolstenholme Island), a polar ice sheet, and Wolstenholme Fjord. The base is home to a substantial portion of the global network of missile warning sensors of Space Delta 4, and space surveillance and space control sensors of Space Delta 2, providing space awareness and advanced missile detection capabilities to North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD), the United States Space Force, and joint partners.

Pituffik Space Base is also home to the 821st Space Base Group and is responsible for space base support within the Pituffik Defense Area for the multinational "Team Pituffik" population. The base hosts the 12th Space Warning Squadron (12 SWS), which operates a Ballistic Missile Early Warning System (BMEWS) designed to detect and track ICBMs launched against North America. The base is also host to Detachment 1 of the 23rd Space Operations Squadron, part of the Space Delta 6's global satellite control network. The airfield's 3,000 m (10,000 ft) runway handles more than 3,000 US and international flights per year. The base is also home to the northernmost deep water port in the world.

NAV-AIDS:
- Thule VORTAC THT 111,000 MHz, Ch 47X
- ILS 08 ITHT 109,500 MHz 

Magnetic Variation is about -36 degrees.
Unlike most airports worldwide, the runway designations are based on true north, not magnetic north.

The detailed description is taken from English Wikipedia.

This is a WIP, with Version 2.3.0 the Air Base is considered to be completed about 90%.

Known Issues:
- Satellite image rather poor (It's a challenge to create satellite images at that latitude)
- One nuclear bomb still missing

In MSFS 2024 there is no BGTL stock airport at all.
It's your decision whether you download it or not!
It's very cold there !!!
The sun won't rise before February

As there is only little reliable information on the evolution of this airbase, everyone who has better knowledge, is strongly invited to share it with me. 

Many thanks to the creators of add-ons which have been used as dependencies for this scenery.

For Installation you need to place the following packages in your community folder:
- BGTL-pituffik-aerial-1
- BGTL-pituffik-airport

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BGTL Pituffik Space Base (formerly Thule Air Base)

Pituffik Space Base, formerly known as Thule Air Base, is a strategic U.S. Space Force installation located in northwest Greenland. As the northernmost Department of Defense facility and a key site for missile warning and space control operations, it supports various military endeavors in the Arctic region. This add-on for Microsoft Flight Simulator recreates the base, though it is currently a work in progress at approximately 30% completion. Known issues include missing taxiways and aprons, as well as ongoing terraforming adjustments.

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