Cape Kakiviak Radar Site (LAB-1) | |
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| Part ofNorth Warning System | |
| Labrador, Canada | |
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| Site information | |
| Type | Short Range Radar Station |
| Code | LAB-1 |
| Controlled by | North American Aerospace Defense Command |
| Location | |
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| Coordinates | 59°59′15″N064°09′55″W / 59.98750°N 64.16528°W /59.98750; -64.16528 (Cape Kakiviak LRR LAB-1) |
| Site history | |
| Built | July 1992 |
| Built by | Royal Canadian Air Force |
| In use | 1992-present |
Cape Kakiviak Short Range Radar Site (LAB-1) is aRoyal Canadian Air Force Short Range Radar Site located in theTorngat Mountains of northern Labrador, 505 miles (813 km) north ofCFB Goose Bay,Newfoundland and Labrador.[1]
The facility contains a Short RangeAN/FPS-124 doppler airborne target surveillance radar that was installed in July 1992 as part of theNorth Warning System. The site (LAB-1) also consists of radar towers, communications facility, and storage and tunnel connected buildings for personnel.[2]
This article incorporatespublic domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency
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