Cape Kakiviak Short Range Radar Site Explained

Cape Kakiviak Radar Site (LAB-1)
Partof:	North Warning System
Location:	Labrador, Canada
Ensign:	File:North American Aerospace Defense Command logo.svg
Type:	Short Range Radar Station
Code:	LAB-1
Built:	July 1992
Builder:	Royal Canadian Air Force
Used:	1992-present
Controlledby:	North American Aerospace Defense Command

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, 505miles 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

• North Warning System
• Pinetree Line

External links

• About NORAD Public information
• Radar Information AN/FPS-117 Radar information from FAS
• Technical Radar Information AN/FPS-124 Radar information from FAS

Notes and References

1. Web site: North Warning System . 1swilson.ca . 2013-09-22.
2. Web site: The DEW LINE Sites in Canada, Alaska & Greenland . Lswilson.ca . 2013-09-22.