Cartwright Long Range Radar Site

Royal Canadian Air Force Long Range Radar Site

53°33′04″N 056°49′48″W / 53.55111°N 56.83000°W / 53.55111; -56.83000 (Cartwright LRR LAB-6)TypeLong Range Radar StationCodeLAB-6Site informationControlled byNorth American Aerospace Defense CommandSite historyBuilt byRoyal Canadian Air ForceIn use1998-

Cartwright LRR LAB-6

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Cartwright Long Range Radar Site (LAB-6) is a Royal Canadian Air Force Long Range Radar Site located 233.7 kilometres (145.2 mi) east-northeast of CFB Goose Bay, Newfoundland and Labrador.^[1]

Facilities

The facility contains a long range, phased array AN/FPS-117 3-dimensional air search surveillance radar that was installed in November 1998 as part of the North Warning System. The site (LAB-6) also consists of radar towers, communications facility, and storage and tunnel connected buildings for personnel.^[2]

History

The present Long Range Radar site is built 21.7 kilometres (13.5 mi) south of Cartwright Air Station, which was established in 1953 as a General Surveillance Radar station, by the United States Air Force. It was used initially by the Northeast Air Command, which stationed the 922d Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron on the station on 1 October 1953. The station functioned as a Ground-Control Intercept (GCI) and warning station as part of the Pinetree Line.^[3]

References

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

^ "The CADIN Pinetree Line Locations". Radomes.org. Retrieved 2013-09-08.
^ "The DEW LINE Sites in Canada, Alaska & Greenland". Lswilson.ca. Retrieved 2013-09-08.
^ "Information for Cartwright AS, NL, CN". Radomes.org. Retrieved 2013-09-08.

Military installations in Newfoundland & Labrador

Current

Air Force	CFB Gander CFB Goose Bay
Navy	CFS St. John's HMCS Cabot
Norad	Big Bay Cape Kakiviak Cape Kiglapait Cartwright Saglek Tukialik

Defunct

Canada	HMC Dockyard Bay Bulls Brig Harbour Island Cape Bauld Cape Ray Mid-Canada Line (Site 200, 201, 202, 203, 206, 209, 227) RCAF Saglek RCAF Station Botwood RCAF Aerodrome Torbay Port aux Basques
England	Cuper's Cove Fort Ferryland Fort George Fort William
France	Castle Hill Fort Plaisance Fort Royal Fort Saint Louis Gaillardin Redoubt Point Verde Battery
Nazi Germany	Weather Station Kurt
Great Britain	Fort Amherst Fort Carbonear Fort Frederick Fort Point Fort Townshend Fort Waldegrave
United Kingdom	RAF(U) Goose Bay Queen’s Battery
United States	Allan's Island Bell Island Border Beacon Cape Makkovik Cape Race Cape Spear Cartwright Comfort Cove Cut Throat Island Elliston Ridge Ernest Harmon AFB Fogo Island Fox Harbour AS Fox Harbour Goose AFB Hopedale La Scie NS Argentia McAndrew AFB Melville Pepperrell AFB Phillip's Head Red Cliff Saglek St. Anthony Spotted Island St. Bride's St. John's Stephenville