Cape Kakiviak Short Range Radar Site

Cape Kakiviak Radar Site (LAB-1)
Part of North Warning System
Labrador, Canada
Coordinates59°59′15″N 064°09′55″W / 59.98750°N 64.16528°W / 59.98750; -64.16528 (Cape Kakiviak LRR LAB-1)
TypeShort Range Radar Station
CodeLAB-1
Site information
Controlled byNorth American Aerospace Defense Command
Site history
BuiltJuly 1992
Built byRoyal Canadian Air Force
In use1992-present
Cape Kakiviak (LAB-1) is located in Newfoundland and Labrador
Cape Kakiviak (LAB-1)
Cape Kakiviak (LAB-1)
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Cape Kakiviak Short Range Radar Site (LAB-1) is a Royal Canadian Air Force Short Range Radar Site located in the Torngat Mountains of northern Labrador, 505 miles (813 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 July 1992 as part of the North Warning System. The site (LAB-1) also consists of radar towers, communications facility, and storage and tunnel connected buildings for personnel.[2]

See also

References

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

  1. ^ "North Warning System". 1swilson.ca. Retrieved 2013-09-22.
  2. ^ "The DEW LINE Sites in Canada, Alaska & Greenland". Lswilson.ca. Retrieved 2013-09-22.