Cape Kiglapait Short Range Radar Site

Royal Canadian Air Force Short Range Radar Site in Newfoundland and Labrador
57°08′07″N 061°28′32″W / 57.13528°N 61.47556°W / 57.13528; -61.47556 (Cape Kiglapait LRR LAB-3)TypeShort Range Radar StationCodeLAB-3Site informationControlled byNorth American Aerospace Defense CommandSite historyBuiltAugust 1992Built byRoyal Canadian Air ForceIn use1992-present
Cape Kiglapait (LAB-3) is located in Newfoundland and Labrador
Cape Kiglapait (LAB-3)
Cape Kiglapait (LAB-3)
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Location of Cape Kiglapait (LAB-3), Labrador
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Cape Kiglapait Short Range Radar Site (LAB-3) is a Royal Canadian Air Force Short Range Radar Site located in the Kiglapait Mountains of Labrador, 268 miles (431 km) north of CFB Goose Bay, Newfoundland and Labrador.[1]

Facilities

The facility contains a Short Range AN/FPS-124 doppler airborne target surveillance radar that was installed in August 1992 as part of the North Warning System. The site (LAB-3) also consists of radar towers, communications facility, and storage and tunnel connected buildings for personnel.[2]

See also

  • North Warning System
  • Pinetree Line

References

Public Domain This article incorporates public domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency

  1. ^ http://www.lswilson.ca/nwssitemap.jpg [bare URL image file]
  2. ^ http://www.lswilson.ca/dewline.htm#L The DEW LINE
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