Tukialik Radar Site (LAB-5) | |
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Part of North Warning System | |
Labrador, Canada | |
Coordinates | 54°42′53″N 058°21′30″W / 54.71472°N 58.35833°W |
Type | Short Range Radar Station |
Code | LAB-5 |
Site information | |
Controlled by | North American Aerospace Defense Command |
Site history | |
Built | October 1992 |
Built by | Royal Canadian Air Force |
In use | 1992-present |
Tukialik Short Range Radar Site (LAB-5) is a Royal Canadian Air Force Short Range Radar Site located in eastern Labrador, 127 miles (204 km) northeast of CFB Goose Bay, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. [1]
The facility contains a Short Range AN/FPS-124 doppler airborne target surveillance radar that was installed in October 1992 as part of the North Warning System. The site (LAB-5) also consists of radar towers, communications facility, and storage and tunnel connected buildings for personnel. [2]
This article incorporates public domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency