Cape Kakiviak Short Range Radar Site

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, 505 miles (813 km) north of CFB Goose Bay, Newfoundland and Labrador.^[1]

Cape Kakiviak Radar Site (LAB-1)
Part of North Warning System
Labrador, Canada
Site information
Type	Short Range Radar Station
Code	LAB-1
Controlled by	North American Aerospace Defense Command
Location
Coordinates	59°59′15″N 064°09′55″W
Site history
Built	July 1992
Built by	Royal Canadian Air Force
In use	1992-present

Cape Kakiviak (LAB-1)

Location of Cape Kakiviak (LAB-1), Labrador

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