List of Royal Canadian Air Force stations
This is a list of stations operated by the Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF), or stations where RCAF units existed, from 1924 until unification into the Canadian Forces on February 1, 1968.
Some of the RCAF stations listed in this article link to facility descriptions containing the prefix "CFB" (Canadian Forces Base) or "CFS" (Canadian Forces Station). These facilities were at one time RCAF stations, but changed to CFBs or CFSs following unification of the Canadian Armed Forces in 1968. Most former RCAF stations still in use by the Canadian Forces are still operated by the RCAF (renamed from Air Command or AIRCOM in 2011). During the 1990s, most RCAF squadrons on Canadian Forces Bases were reorganized into "wings" as the primary lodger unit. Consequently, many Canadian Forces Bases used as air force bases are frequently referred to without the prefix CFB, e.g., "CFB Greenwood" is also referred to as "14 Wing Greenwood", with 14 Wing being the primary lodger unit at CFB Greenwood.
Before 1968, all RCAF facilities followed the naming tradition of the Royal Air Force, whereby the prefix RCAF (vs. RAF) was affixed.
Operating locations (1924-1939)
Primary Canadian stations
Alberta
British Columbia
Manitoba
Nova Scotia
Ontario
Operating locations (1939-1945)
Primary Canadian stations
Alberta
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British Columbia
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Manitoba
New Brunswick
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Nova Scotia
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Ontario
Prince Edward Island
Quebec
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Saskatchewan
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Non-Canadian North American operating locations
Alaska
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Bermuda
Newfoundland
Labrador
United Kingdom operating locations
England
Northern Ireland
Scotland
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Wales
Northern Europe operating locations
Belgium
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Denmark
France
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Germany
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Iceland
The Netherlands
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Norway
Southern Europe and Mediterranean Sea operating locations
Italy
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North Africa
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Other operating locations
Indian Ocean
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Persian Gulf
Africa
Operating locations (1946-1968)
Primary Canadian stations
Alberta
British Columbia
- RCAF Station Comox
- RCAF Station Holberg
- RCAF Station Sea Island
Manitoba
New Brunswick
Newfoundland
Nova Scotia
Ontario
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Prince Edward Island
Quebec
- RCAF Station Parent
- RCAF Station Senneterre
- RCAF Station Lac St Denis
- RCAF Station Lamacaza
Saskatchewan
Auxiliary Canadian stations
Alberta
Manitoba
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Newfoundland
Northwest Territories
Nova Scotia
Ontario
Quebec
Yukon
Emergency Canadian airfields
British Columbia
Ontario
Quebec
DEW Line radar stations
This covers 1946-1968. Nunavut was created in 1999. Stations are listed from west to east.[1]
Yukon
Northwest Territories
Mid-Canada Line radar stations
Alberta
British Columbia
Manitoba
Ontario
Quebec
Pinetree Line radar stations
Alberta
British Columbia
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Manitoba
New Brunswick
Newfoundland & Labrador
Nova Scotia
Northwest Territories
Ontario
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Quebec
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