Cape Kiglapait Short Range Radar Site

Cape Kiglapait Radar Site (LAB-3)
Part of North Warning System
Labrador, Canada
Site information
TypeShort Range Radar Station
CodeLAB-3
Controlled byNorth American Aerospace Defense Command
Location
Coordinates57°08′07″N 061°28′32″W / 57.13528°N 61.47556°W / 57.13528; -61.47556 (Cape Kiglapait LRR LAB-3)
Site history
BuiltAugust 1992
Built byRoyal Canadian Air Force
In use1992-present
Cape Kiglapait (LAB-3) is located in Newfoundland and Labrador
Cape Kiglapait (LAB-3)
Cape Kiglapait (LAB-3)
Location of Cape Kiglapait (LAB-3), Labrador

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

References

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

  1. ^ "North Warning System map" (JPG). lswilson.ca. Archived from the original (JPG) on 24 May 2013. Retrieved 29 April 2013.
  2. ^ "The DEW LINE Sites in Canada, Alaska & Greenland". lswilson.ca. Archived from the original on 25 April 2013. Retrieved 29 April 2013.
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