Cape Kiglapait Short Range Radar Site Explained

Cape Kiglapait Radar Site (LAB-3)
Partof:	North Warning System
Location:	Labrador, Canada
Ensign:	File:North American Aerospace Defense Command logo.svg
Type:	Short Range Radar Station
Code:	LAB-3
Built:	August 1992
Builder:	Royal Canadian Air Force
Used:	1992-present
Controlledby:	North American Aerospace Defense Command

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, 268miles 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

• 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 map . https://web.archive.org/web/20130524075336/http://www.lswilson.ca/nwssitemap.jpg . 24 May 2013 . JPG . 29 April 2013 . lswilson.ca . JPG.
2. Web site: The DEW LINE Sites in Canada, Alaska & Greenland . https://web.archive.org/web/20130425104643/http://www.lswilson.ca/dewline.htm#L . 25 April 2013 . 29 April 2013 . lswilson.ca.