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Tukialik Short Range Radar Site

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Code
  
LAB-5

Year built
  
October 1992

In use
  
1992-present

Tukialik Short Range Radar Site

Type
  
Short Range Radar Station

Controlled by
  
North American Aerospace Defense Command

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.

Facilities

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.

References

Tukialik Short Range Radar Site Wikipedia


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