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== Stations == [[File:Edinburgh Island NWT 2.jpg|thumb|right|PIN-DA Short Range Radar site, [[Edinburgh Island]], Nunavut]] {{geoGroup|section=Stations}} The NWS consists of 15 long-range [[radar]]s (11 in Canada, of which eight were DEW Line sites) and 39 short-range radars (36 in Canada).<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20120312075312/http://oai.dtic.mil/oai/oai?verb=getRecord&metadataPrefix=html&identifier=ADA268184 Environmental Assessment for North Warning System (Alaska)]</ref> The system forms a {{Convert|4,800|km|abbr=on|0}} long and {{Convert|320|km|abbr=on|0}} wide "[[tripwire]]" stretching from Alaska to southern Labrador. Minimally-attended NWS Long Range Radar AN/FPS-117 radar sites shaded in blue. {{Clear}} {| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! scope="col" width="75" | Site ID ! scope="col" width="150" | Geographic Place Name ! scope="col" width="75" | Location ! scope="col" width="75" | Radar ! scope="col" width="200" | Coordinates ! scope="col" width="50" | Activated ! scope="col" width="50" | Deactivated ! scope="col" width="350" | Notes |- | {{Visible anchor|LIZ-2}} | [[Point Lay, Alaska|Point Lay]] | AK | FPS-124 | {{Coord|69|01|27|N|163|51|26|W|type:landmark_region:US-AK|name=Point Lay SRR LIZ-2}} | 1955 | 1994 | {{anchor|Point Lay}}Established as DEW Line Auxiliary site, 1955. Also was part of [[611th Air Support Group|Alaska Radar System]], site A-15. DEW operations ended 1989; unattended NWS Short Range Radar installed 1990 to cover any Long Range Radar surveillance gaps; Site deactivated 1994 and remediation work was completed by 2005. Gravel runway and building pads remain. See also: [[Point Lay LRRS Airport]] {{Airport codes||PPIZ}} |- | {{Visible anchor|LIZ-3}} | [[Wainwright, Alaska|Wainwright]] | AK | FPS-124 | {{Coord|70|36|37|N|159|52|12|W|type:landmark_region:US-AK|name=Wainwright SRR LIZ-3}} | 1955 | 2007 | {{anchor|Wainwright}}Established as DEW Line Auxiliary site, 1955. Also was part of [[611th Air Support Group|Alaska Radar System]], site A-16. DEW operations ended 1995; minimally-attended NWS Short Range Radar installed 1994; Former DEW station remediation work was completed by 2005. Site deactivated 2007 due to soil erosion & budget concerns. See also: [[Wainwright Airport (Alaska)|Wainwright Airport]] {{Airport codes||PAWI}} |- style="background: #F1F5FC; color: black" | {{Visible anchor|POW-M}} | [[Point Barrow Long Range Radar Site|Point Barrow]] | AK | FPS-117 | {{Coord|71|19|38|N|156|38|10|W|type:landmark_region:US-AK|name=Point Barrow LRR POW-M}} | 1957 | Active | {{anchor|Point Barrow}}Established as DEW Line Main site, 1957. Also is part of [[611th Air Support Group|Alaska Radar System]], site A-17, Maintained by USAF 611th Air Support Group. DEW operations ended 1998; minimally-attended NWS Long Range Radar installed 1999 Station buildings remain in use and in good repair. |- | {{Visible anchor|POW-1}} | [[Point Lonely Short Range Radar Site|Point Lonely]] | AK | FPS-124 | {{Coord|70|54|37|N|153|14|23|W|type:landmark_region:US-AK|name=Lonely SRR POW-1}} | 1957 | 2007 | {{anchor|Point Lonely}}Established as DEW Line Auxiliary site, 1957. Also was part of [[611th Air Support Group|Alaska Radar System]], site A-18. DEW operations ended 1990; unattended NWS Short Range Radar installed 1994 to cover any Long Range Radar surveillance gaps. Site deactivated 2007 due to soil erosion & budget concerns. Station buildings remain in good repair. |- style="background: #F1F5FC; color: black" | {{Visible anchor|POW-2}} | [[Oliktok Long Range Radar Site|Oliktok]] | AK | FPS-117 | {{Coord|70|29|54|N|149|53|22|W|type:landmark_region:US-AK|name=Oliktok LRR POW-2}} | 1957 | Active | {{anchor|Oliktok}}Established as DEW Line Auxiliary site, 1957. Also is part of [[611th Air Support Group|Alaska Radar System]], site A-19, Maintained by USAF 611th Air Support Group. DEW operations ended 1989; minimally-attended NWS Long Range Radar installed 1990. Station buildings remain in use and in good repair. |- | {{Visible anchor|POW-3}} | Flaxman Island | AK | FPS-124 | {{Coord|70|10|34|N|146|51|19|W|type:landmark_region:US-AK|name=Flaxman Island SRR POW-3}} | 1957 | 2007 | {{anchor|Flaxman Island}}Established as DEW Line Auxiliary site, 1957. Also was part of [[611th Air Support Group|Alaska Radar System]] as [[Bullen Point Short Range Radar Site]] site A-20. DEW operations ended 1995; unattended NWS Short Range Radar installed 1994 to cover any Long Range Radar surveillance gaps. Site deactivated 2007 due to soil erosion & budget concerns. Station buildings remain in good repair. |- style="background: #F1F5FC; color: black" | {{Visible anchor|BAR-M}} | [[Barter Island]] | AK | FPS-117 | {{Coord|70|07|49|N|143|38|21|W|type:landmark_region:US-AK|name=Barter Island LRR BAR-M}} | 1957 | Active | {{anchor|Barter Island}}Established as DEW Line Main site, 1957. Also is part of [[611th Air Support Group|Alaska Radar System]], site A-21, Maintained by USAF 611th Air Support Group. DEW operations ended 1989; minimally-attended NWS Long Range Radar installed 1990. Station buildings remain in use and in good repair. See also: [[Barter Island LRRS Airport]] {{Airport codes||PABA}} |- | {{Visible anchor|BAR-1}} | [[Komakuk Beach, Yukon|Komakuk Beach]] | YT | FPS-124 | {{Coord|69|35|41|N|140|10|41|W|type:landmark_region:CA-YT|name=Komakuk Beach SRR BAR-1}} | 1957 | Active | {{anchor|Komakuk Beach}}Established as DEW Line Auxiliary site, 1957, operations ended 1989; unattended NWS Short Range Radar installed 1990 to cover any Long Range Radar surveillance gaps. Now located in Yukon's [[Ivvavik National Park]], station site remediation work was completed by 2005. Komakuk Beach SRRS Airport {{Airport codes||CYAJ}} is listed in the [[Canada Flight Supplement]] as abandoned.<ref name="cfs">{{CFS}}</ref> |- | {{Visible anchor|BAR-B}} | Stokes Point | YT | FPS-124 | {{Coord|69|19|49|N|138|44|13|W|type:landmark_scale:30000_region:CA-YT|name=Stokes Point SRR BAR-B}} | 1957 | Active | {{anchor|Stokes Point}}Established as DEW Intermediate site, closed and site abandoned in 1963. Reopened as unattended NWS Short Range Radar site in 1991 to cover any Long Range Radar surveillance gaps. Now located in Yukon's [[Ivvavik National Park]], no station site remediation is planned. Stokes Point SRRS Airport is listed in the [[Canada Flight Supplement]] as abandoned.<ref name="cfs"/> |- style="background: #F1F5FC; color: black" | {{Visible anchor|BAR-2}} | Shingle Point | YT | FPS-117 | {{Coord|68|55|22|N|137|15|38|W|type:landmark_scale:30000_region:CA-YT|name=Shingle Point LRR BAR-2}} | 1957 | Active | {{anchor|Shingle Point}}Established as DEW Line Auxiliary site, 1957, operations ended 1989; minimally-attended NWS Long Range Radar installed 1989. Now located in Yukon's [[Ivvavik National Park]]; station site remediation status is undetermined. Shingle Point LRRS Airport {{Airport codes||CYUA}} is listed in the [[Canada Flight Supplement]] as abandoned.<ref name="cfs"/> |- | {{Visible anchor|BAR-BA3}} | Storm Hills | NT | FPS-124 | {{Coord|68|53|39|N|133|56|31|W|type:landmark_region:CA-NT|name=Storm Hills SRR BAR-BA3}} | 1990 | Active | {{anchor|Storm Hills}}Established in November 1990 as an unattended NWS Short Range Radar site to cover any Long Range Radar surveillance gaps. The site consists of a [[radar tower]], communications facility, and small storage building. Helicopter pad used for access to site. |- | {{Visible anchor|BAR-3}} | [[Tuktoyaktuk]] | NT | FPS-124 | {{Coord|69|26|35|N|132|59|55|W|type:landmark_region:CA-NT|name=Tuktoyaktuk SRR BAR-3}} | 1957 | Active | {{anchor|Tuktoyaktuk}}Established as DEW Line Auxiliary site, 1957, operations ended 13 September 1993; unattended NWS Short Range Radar installed in September 1990 to cover any Long Range Radar surveillance gaps. Station site remediation work was completed by 2005. The site consists of a radar tower, communications facility, and small storage building, along with gravel remains of previous DEW site roads and building footings. [[Tuktoyaktuk/James Gruben Airport]] {{Airport codes||CYUB}} is used for access to site.<ref name="cfs"/> |- | {{Visible anchor|BAR-DA1}} | Liverpool Bay | NT | FPS-124 | {{Coord|69|36|15|N|130|53|37|W|type:landmark_region:CA-NT|name=Liverpool Bay SRR BAR-DA1}} | 1990 | Active | {{anchor|Liverpool Bay}}Established in November 1990 as an unattended NWS Short Range Radar site to cover any Long Range Radar surveillance gaps. The site consists of a radar tower, communications facility, and small storage building. Helicopter pad used for access to site. |- | {{Visible anchor|BAR-4}} | Nicholson Peninsula | NT | FPS-124 | {{Coord|69|55|27|N|128|58|24|W|type:landmark_region:CA-NT|name=Nicholson Peninsula SRR BAR-4}} | 1957 | Active | {{anchor|Nicholson Peninsula}}Established as DEW Line Auxiliary site, 1957 on long peninsula in [[Beaufort Sea]]. Was expansive facility with airstrip and dock facility for resupplying. DEW operations ended in 1993; unattended NWS Short Range Radar installed in 1990 to cover any Long Range Radar surveillance gaps. Station site remediation work was completed by 2005. New site consists of a radar tower, communications facility, and small storage building. Helicopter pad used for access to site, DEW station airstrip is abandoned as it has partially deteriorated by erosion into the ocean. |- | {{Visible anchor|BAR-E}} | [[Horton River (Canada)|Horton River]] | NT | FPS-124 | {{Coord|70|00|59|N|126|56|35|W|type:landmark_region:CA-NT|name=Horton River SRR BAR-E}} | 1957 | Active | {{anchor|Horton River}}Established as DEW Intermediate site "Malloch Hills", closed and site abandoned in 1963. Was expansive facility with airstrip and dock facility for resupplying. Reopened as unattended NWS Short Range Radar site in June 1991 to cover any Long Range Radar surveillance gaps. Abandoned DEW facility torn down, station site remediation work was completed by 2005, leaving gravel roads, old building pads and abandoned and unusable airstrip. NWS site consists of a radar tower, communications facility, and small storage building. Helicopter pad used for access to site. |- style="background: #F1F5FC; color: black" | PIN-M | [[Cape Parry]] | NT | FPS-117 | {{Coord|70|10|17|N|124|43|30|W|type:landmark_scale:30000_region:CA-NT|name=Cape Parry LRR PIN-M}} | 1957 | Active | {{anchor|Cape Parry}}Established as DEW Main site in 1957. Was expansive facility with airstrip and dock facility for resupplying. DEW operations ended 1989; minimally-attended NWS Long Range Radar installed 1989. Cape Parry LRRS Airport {{Airport codes||CZUE}} is listed in the [[Canada Flight Supplement]] as abandoned.<ref name="cfs"/> |- | PIN-1BD | Keats Point | NT | FPS-124 | {{Coord|69|40|22|N|121|40|19|W|type:landmark_region:CA-NT|name=Keats Point SRR PIN-1BD}} | 1991 | Active | {{anchor|Keats Point}}Established in July 1991 as an unattended NWS Short Range Radar site to cover any Long Range Radar surveillance gaps. The site consists of a radar tower, communications facility, and small storage building. Helicopter pad used for access to site. |- | PIN-1BG | [[Croker River]] | NU | FPS-124 | {{Coord|69|16|00|N|119|13|00|W|type:landmark_scale:30000_region:CA-NU|name=Croker River SRR PIN-1BG}} | 1991 | Active | {{anchor|Croker River}}Established in August 1991 as an unattended NWS Short Range Radar site to cover any Long Range Radar surveillance gaps. |- | PIN-2A | Harding River | NU | FPS-124 | {{Coord|68|50|10|N|116|58|05|W|type:landmark_scale:30000_region:CA-NU|name=Harding River SRR PIN-2A}} | 1991 | Active | {{anchor|Harding River}}Established in September 1991 as an unattended NWS Short Range Radar site to cover any Long Range Radar surveillance gaps. |- | PIN-CB | [[Bernard Harbour]] | NU | FPS-124 | {{Coord|68|45|19|N|114|56|21|W|type:landmark_region:CA-NU|name=Bernard Harbour SRR PIN-CB}} | 1991 | Active | {{anchor|PIN-CB}}Established as DEW Intermediate site in 1957, designated "PIN-C" ({{Coord|68|46|55|N|114|50|06|W|type:landmark_region:CA-NU|name=Bernard Harbour}}). Was expansive facility with airstrip and dock facility for resupplying. Closed and site abandoned in 1963. Reopened as unattended NWS Short Range Radar site {{Convert|3.1|mi|abbr=on}} southwest of former DEW site in September 1991 to cover any Long Range Radar surveillance gaps. Abandoned DEW facility torn down, station site remediation work was completed by 2005, leaving gravel roads and old building pads. Former airstrip no longer listed in the [[Canada Flight Supplement]],<ref name="cfs"/> several buildings seen at airport site and gravel road connects the airport to the new NWS site. NWS site consists of a radar tower, communications facility, and small storage building. Helicopter pad used for access to site. |- style="background: #F1F5FC; color: black" | PIN-3 | [[Lady Franklin Point]] | NU | FPS-117 | {{Coord|68|28|45|N|113|13|32|W|type:landmark_region:CA-NU|name=Lady Franklin Point LRR PIN-3}} | 1957 | Active | {{anchor|Lady Franklin Point}}Established as DEW Line Auxiliary site, 1957. Was expansive facility with airstrip and dock facility for resupplying. DEW operations ended in 1989; minimally-attended NWS Long Range Radar installed 1989. On 10 January 2000, a fire broke out at the site and burned for several days, destroying most of the site.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.nunatsiaqonline.ca/stories/article/fire_destroys_north_warning_system_radar_station/ |title=Fire destroys North Warning System radar station |access-date=12 January 2012 |archive-date=4 March 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304062837/http://www.nunatsiaqonline.ca/stories/article/fire_destroys_north_warning_system_radar_station/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> Only the warehouse, hangar, garage and satellite terminals remain. As of November 2020, the site was indefinitely out of commission and without power.<ref name="SOW" />{{rp|18}} Lady Franklin Point LRRS Airport {{Airport codes||CYUJ}} is listed in the [[Canada Flight Supplement]] as abandoned.<ref name="cfs"/> |- | PIN-DA | [[Edinburgh Island]] | NU | FPS-124 | {{Coord|68|29|09|N|110|51|50|W|type:landmark_region:CA-NU|name=Edinburgh Island SRR PIN-DA}} | 1991 | Active | {{anchor|Edinburgh Island}}Replacement for PIN-D "Ross Point" DEW Intermediate site ({{Coord|68|32|31|N|111|12|07|W|type:landmark_scale:30000_region:CA-NU|name=Ross Point}}) opened in 1957, closed and site abandoned in 1963. New site opened in October 1991 9.4 miles ESE as an unattended NWS Short Range Radar site to cover any Long Range Radar surveillance gaps. The site consists of a radar tower, communications facility, and small storage building. Helicopter pad used for access to site. |- | PIN-EB | Cape Peel West | NU | FPS-124 | {{Coord|69|02|11|N|107|49|18|W|type:landmark_scale:30000_region:CA-NU|name=Cape Peel West SRR PIN-EB}} | 1991 | Active | {{anchor|PIN-EB}}Replacement for PIN-E "Cape Peel" DEW Intermediate site ({{Coord|69|03|25|N|107|18|18|W|type:landmark_scale:30000_region:CA-NU|name=Cape Peel}}) opened in 1957, closed and site abandoned in 1963. New site opened in October 1991, {{Convert|12.9|mi|abbr=on}} west as an unattended NWS Short Range Radar site to cover any Long Range Radar surveillance gaps. Helicopter pad used for access to site. |- style="background: #F1F5FC; color: black" | CAM-M | [[Cambridge Bay]] | NU | FPS-117 | {{Coord|69|06|58|N|105|07|08|W|type:landmark_region:CA-NU|name=Cambridge Bay LRR CAM-M}} | 1957 | Active | {{anchor|Cambridge Bay}}Established as DEW Main site in 1957. Was expansive facility with airstrip and dock facility for resupplying. DEW operations ended 1989; minimally-attended NWS Long Range Radar installed 1989. [[Cambridge Bay Airport]] {{Airport codes||CYCB}} remains in use for access to site and is a major transportation hub to support other CAM NWS sites.<ref name="cfs"/> |- | CAM-A3A | Sturt Point | NU | FPS-124 | {{Coord|68|57|47|N|103|45|34|W|type:landmark_region:CA-NU|name=Sturt Point SRR CAM-A3A}} | 1991 | Active | {{anchor|CAM-A3A}}Replacement for CAM-A "Sturt Point" DEW Intermediate site ({{Coord|68|47|45|N|103|20|42|W|type:landmark_scale:30000_region:CA-NU|name=Sturt Point}}) opened in 1957, closed and site abandoned in 1963. New site opened in October 1991, {{Convert|15.5|mi|abbr=on}} northwest as an unattended NWS Short Range Radar site to cover any Long Range Radar surveillance gaps. New NWS site consists of a radar tower, communications facility, and small storage building. Helicopter pad used for access to site. |- | CAM-1A | [[Jenny Lind Island]] | NU | FPS-124 | {{Coord|68|44|31|N|101|51|17|W|type:landmark_scale:30000_region:CA-NU|name=Jenny Lind Island SRR CAM-1A}} | 1991 | Active | {{anchor|Jenny Lind Island}}Replacement for CAM-1 DEW Auxiliary site opened in 1957, closed in 1992. Dew site was located on coast, with airstrip and dock facility for resupplying. New NWS Short Range Radar site opened in October 1991 to cover any Long Range Radar surveillance gaps, located on mountain peak approximately {{Convert|6.5|mi|abbr=on}} NNW of former DEW site. Helicopter pad used for access to site. |- | CAM-B | [[Hat Island (Victoria Strait)|Hat Island]] | NU | FPS-124 | {{Coord|68|19|02|N|100|04|09|W|type:landmark_region:CA-NU|name=Hat Island SRR CAM-B}} | 1991 | Active | {{anchor|Hat Island}}Established as DEW Intermediate site in 1957. Was expansive facility with airstrip and dock facility for resupplying. closed and site abandoned in 1963. Unattended NWS Short Range Radar site opened in September 1991 to cover any Long Range Radar surveillance gaps. Closed DEW facility torn down, station site remediation work was completed by 2005, leaving gravel roads, old building pads and abandoned and unusable airstrip. NWS site consists of a radar tower, communications facility, and small storage building. Helicopter pad constructed on a former airstrip for access. |- | CAM-2 | Gladman Point | NU | FPS-124 | {{Coord|68|40|48|N|097|48|38|W|type:landmark_region:CA-NU|name=Gladman Point SRR CAM-2}} | 1957 | Active | {{anchor|Gladman Point}}Established as DEW Auxiliary site in 1957. Was expansive facility with airstrip and dock facility for resupplying. DEW operations ended 1992; minimally-attended NWS Long Range Radar installed October 1990. Closed DEW facility torn down, station site remediation work was completed by 2005, leaving gravel roads, old building pads and abandoned and unusable airstrip. NWS site consists of a radar tower, communications facility, and small storage building. Helicopter pad used for access to site. |- | CAM-CB | Gjoa Haven | NU | FPS-124 | {{Coord|68|38|39|N|095|52|10|W|type:landmark_region:CA-NU|name=Gjoa Haven SRR CAM-CB}} | 1990 | Active | {{anchor|Gjoa Haven}}Replacement for CAM-C "Matheson Point" DEW Intermediate site ({{Coord|68|52|10|N|095|09|25|W|type:landmark_region:CA-NU|name=Matheson Point}}) opened in 1957, closed and site abandoned in 1963. New site opened in October 1990, {{convert|1|mi|abbr=on}} SE as an unattended NWS Short Range Radar site to cover any Long Range Radar surveillance gaps. The site consists of a radar tower, communications facility, and small storage building. Located near small village of [[Gjoa Haven]], connected by gravel road to village {{convert|1.2|mi|abbr=on}} south of site. [[Gjoa Haven Airport]] {{Airport codes||CYHK}} originally built for DEW site, now small regional airport is used for access to site.<ref name="cfs"/> |- style="background: #F1F5FC; color: black" | CAM-3 | Shepherd Bay | NU | FPS-117 | {{Coord|68|47|34|N|093|26|25|W|type:landmark_region:CA-NU|name=Shepherd Bay LRR CAM-3}} | 1957 | Active | {{anchor|Shepherd Bay}}Established as DEW Line Auxiliary site, 1957. Was expansive facility with airstrip and dock facility for resupplying. DEW operations ended in July 1989; minimally-attended NWS Long Range Radar installed July 1989. Appears{{where|date=March 2019}} that much of the former DEW site facilities remain in use, buildings appear in good repair. Shepherd Bay SRRS Airport {{Airport codes||CYUS}} is listed in the [[Canada Flight Supplement]] as abandoned.<ref name="cfs"/> |- | CAM-D | Simpson Lake | NU | FPS-124 | {{Coord|68|35|41|N|091|57|24|W|type:landmark_region:CA-NU|name=Simpson Lake SRR CAM-D}} | 1957 | Active | {{anchor|Simpson Lake}}Established as DEW Intermediate site in 1957. Was expansive facility with airstrip and dock facility for resupplying. closed and site abandoned in 1963. Unattended NWS Short Range Radar site opened in September 1991 to cover any Long Range Radar surveillance gaps. Closed DEW facility partially remains in a deteriorated state gravel roads, old building pads. NWS site consists of a radar tower, communications facility, and small storage building. Helicopter pad constructed on a former airstrip for access. |- | CAM-4 | Pelly Bay | NU | FPS-124 | {{Coord|68|26|13|N|089|43|34|W|type:landmark_region:CA-NU|name=Pelly Bay SRR CAM-4}} | 1957 | Active | {{anchor|Pelly Bay}}Established as DEW Line Auxiliary site, 1957. Was expansive facility with airstrip and dock facility for resupplying. DEW operations ended in 1992; NWS Short Range Radar site to cover any Long Range Radar surveillance gaps. Closed DEW facility torn down, station site remediation work was completed by 2005, leaving gravel roads, old building pads. Former airstrip remains, however a helicopter pad at NWS site used for access. |- | CAM-5A | Cape McLoughlin | NU | FPS-124 | {{Coord|68|39|50|N|085|35|29|W|type:landmark_scale:30000_region:CA-NU|name=Cape McLoughlin SRR CAM-5A}} | 1992 | Active | {{anchor|Cape McLoughlin}}Established in July 1992 as an unattended NWS Short Range Radar site to cover any Long Range Radar surveillance gaps. |- | CAM-FA | Lailor River | NU | FPS-124 | {{Coord|69|06|38|N|083|32|23|W|type:landmark_region:CA-NU|name=Lailor River SRR CAM-FA}} | 1992 | Active | {{anchor|Lailor River}}Established in August 1992 as an unattended NWS Short Range Radar site to cover any Long Range Radar surveillance gaps. The site consists of a radar tower, communications facility, and small storage building. Helicopter pad used for access to site. |- style="background: #F1F5FC; color: black" | FOX-M | [[Sanirajak|Hall Beach]] | NU | FPS-117 | {{Coord|68|45|39|N|081|13|35|W|type:landmark_region:CA-NU|name=Hall Beach LRR FOX-M}} | 1957 | Active | {{anchor|Hall Beach}}Established as DEW Main site in 1957; also known as "Site 30". Was expansive facility with airstrip and dock facility for resupplying. DEW operations ended September 1989; minimally-attended NWS Long Range Radar September 1989. Appears{{where|date=March 2019}} that much of the former DEW site facilities remain in use, buildings appear in good repair. [[Sanirajak Airport]] {{Airport codes||CYUX}} remains in use for access to site.<ref name="cfs"/> |- | FOX-1 | [[Rowley Island]] | NU | FPS-124 | {{Coord|69|04|01|N|079|03|55|W|type:landmark_region:CA-NU|name=Rowley Island SRR FOX-1}} | 1957 | Active | {{anchor|Rowley Island}}Established as DEW Line Auxiliary site, 1957. Was expansive facility with airstrip and dock facility for resupplying. DEW operations ended in 1991; unattended NWS Short Range Radar site to cover any Long Range Radar surveillance gaps. Abandoned DEW facility torn down, station site remediation work was completed by 2005, leaving gravel roads, old building pads and abandoned and unusable airstrip. NWS site consists of a radar tower, communications facility, and small storage building. Helicopter pad used for access to site. |- | FOX-A | [[Bray Island]] | NU | FPS-124 | {{Coord|69|13|26|N|077|13|48|W|type:landmark_region:CA-NU|name=Bray Island SRR FOX-A}} | 1957 | Active | {{anchor|Bray Island}}Established as DEW Intermediate site in 1957; also known as "Site 32". Was expansive facility with airstrip and dock facility for resupplying. closed and site abandoned in 1963. New unattended NWS Short Range Radar site to cover any Long Range Radar surveillance gaps on former DEW site. Abandoned DEW facility torn down, station site remediation work was completed by 2005, leaving gravel roads, old building pads and abandoned and unusable airstrip. NWS site consists of a radar tower, communications facility, and small storage building. Helicopter pad used for access to site. |- | FOX-2 | Longstaff Bluff | NU | FPS-124 | {{Coord|68|53|56|N|075|08|20|W|type:landmark_region:CA-NU|name=Longstaff Bluff SRR FOX-2}} | 1957 | Active | {{anchor|Longstaff Bluff}}Established as DEW Line Auxiliary site, 1957; also known as "Site 33". Was expansive facility with airstrip and dock facility for resupplying. DEW operations ended in August 1991; unattended NWS Short Range Radar site opened November 1990 approximately 4 miles ESE of former DEW Airstrip to cover any Long Range Radar surveillance gaps. NWS site consists of a radar tower, communications facility, and small storage building. Unused DEW site remains, buildings appear in good repair, along with former radars and communications antennas. Airstrip is listed in the [[Canada Flight Supplement]] as abandoned.<ref name="cfs"/> |- | FOX-B | Nudluardjk Lake | NU | FPS-124 | {{Coord|68|37|10|N|073|12|45|W|type:landmark_scale:30000_region:CA-NU|name=Nudluardjk Lake SRR FOX-B}} | 1957 | Active | {{anchor|Nudluardjk Lake}}Established as DEW Intermediate site in 1957; also known as "West Baffin", located on [[Baffin Island]]. Site was closed and abandoned in 1963. New unattended NWS Short Range Radar site to cover any Long Range Radar surveillance gaps on former DEW site. |- style="background: #F1F5FC; color: black" |- | FOX-3 | Dewar Lakes | NU | FPS-117 | {{Coord|68|39|02|N|071|13|58|W|type:landmark_region:CA-NU|name=Dewar Lakes LRR FOX-3}} | 1957 | Active | {{anchor|Dewar Lakes}}Established as DEW Line Auxiliary site, 1957. Was expansive facility with airstrip and dock facility for resupplying. Located on [[Baffin Island]]. DEW operations ended in 1989; minimally-attended NWS Long Range Radar installed July 1989. Appears{{where|date=March 2019}} that much of the former DEW site facilities remain in use, buildings appear in good repair. Dewar Lakes LRRS Airport {{Airport codes||CYUW}} is listed in the [[Canada Flight Supplement]] as abandoned.<ref name="cfs"/> |- | FOX-CA | Kangok Fjord | NU | FPS-124 | {{Coord|68|38|51|N|069|07|47|W|type:landmark_scale:30000_region:CA-NU|name=Kangok Fjord SRR FOX-CA}} | 1992 | Active | {{anchor|Kangok Fjord}}Established in September 1992 as an unattended NWS Short Range Radar site to cover any Long Range Radar surveillance gaps. Located on [[Baffin Island]]. |- | FOX-4 | Cape Hooper | NU | FPS-124 | {{Coord|68|28|21|N|066|48|01|W|type:landmark_scale:30000_region:CA-NU|name=Cape Hooper SRR FOX-4}} | 1957 | Active | {{anchor|Cape Hooper}}Established as DEW Line Auxiliary site, 1957; also known as "Site 37" located on [[Baffin Island]]. DEW operations ended in 1991. NWS Short Range Radar site activated in December 1990 to cover any Long Range Radar surveillance gaps. |- | {{visible anchor|FOX-5}} | [[Qikiqtarjuaq|Broughton Island]] | NU | FPS-124 | {{Coord|67|32|05|N|063|47|10|W|type:landmark_region:CA-NU|name=Broughton Island SRR FOX-5}} | 1957 | Active | {{anchor|Broughton Island}}Established as DEW Line Auxiliary site, 1957; also known as "Qikiqtarjuaq" or "Site 39". Was expansive facility with airstrip and dock facility for resupplying. Unattended NWS Short Range Radar site opened 1991 approximately {{Convert|6.4|mi|abbr=on}} east of former DEW Airstrip to cover any Long Range Radar surveillance gaps. NWS site consists of a radar tower, communications facility, and small storage building. Former DEW airstrip now known as [[Qikiqtarjuaq Airport]] {{Airport codes||CYVM}} used to support NWS also used by small village.<ref name="cfs"/> |- style="background: #F1F5FC; color: black" | DYE-M | Cape Dyer | NU | FPS-117 | {{Coord|66|39|52|N|061|21|21|W|type:landmark_region:CA-NU|name=Cape Dyer LRR DYE-M}} | 1957 | Active | {{anchor|Cape Dyer}}Established as DEW Main site in 1957; also known as "Site 41". Was expansive facility with airstrip and dock facility for resupplying. DEW operations ended August 1989; minimally-attended NWS Long Range Radar August 1989. Appears{{where|date=March 2019}} that much of the former DEW site facilities remain in use, buildings appear in good repair. Cape Dyer Airport {{Airport codes||CYVN}} is listed in the [[Canada Flight Supplement]] as abandoned.<ref name="cfs"/> |- | BAF-2 | Cape Mercy | NU | FPS-124 | {{Coord|64|57|17|N|063|33|38|W|type:landmark_scale:30000_region:CA-NU|name=Cape Mercy SRR BAF-2}} | 1992 | Active | {{anchor|Cape Mercy}}Established in July 1992 as an unattended NWS Short Range Radar site to cover any Long Range Radar surveillance gaps. The site consists of a radar tower, communications facility, and small storage building. |- style="background: #F1F5FC; color: black" | BAF-3 | [[Brevoort Island]] | NU | FPS-117 | {{Coord|63|20|24|N|064|09|29|W|type:landmark_region:CA-NU|name=Brevoort Island LRR BAF-3}} | 1988 | Active | {{anchor|Brevoort Island }}Established in October 1988 as a minimally-attended NWS Long Range Radar installed 1989. The site consists of a radar tower, communications facility, and small storage building. Appears{{where|date=March 2019}} to have been built on a former DEW site, which station site remediation work has left gravel roads, old building pads and a gravel airstrip. Former airstrip no longer listed in the [[Canada Flight Supplement]],<ref name="cfs"/> but new building appears{{where|date=March 2019}} to have been erected at end of runway. |- | BAF-4A | [[Loks Land Island|Loks Land]] | NU | FPS-124 | {{Coord|62|30|22|N|064|31|06|W|type:landmark_region:CA-NU|name=Loks Land SRR BAF-4A}} | 1992 | Active | {{anchor|Loks Land}}Established in August 1992 as an unattended NWS Short Range Radar site to cover any Long Range Radar surveillance gaps. The site consists of a radar tower, communications facility, and small storage building. Helicopter pad used for access to site. |- | BAF-5 | [[CFS Resolution Island|Resolution Island]] | NU | FPS-124 | {{Coord|61|35|47|N|064|38|20|W|type:landmark_region:CA-NU|name=Resolution Island SRR BAF-5}} | 1943 | Active | {{anchor|Resolution Island}}Former [[Pinetree Line]] radar station N-30, closed 1961; reopened as unattended NWS Short Range Radar site in September 1991 to cover any Long Range Radar surveillance gaps. Former Pinetree Line radar station remains, building conditions indeterminate. Many former radars and communication antennas still standing. Access to site appears{{where|date=March 2019}} to be by helicopter pad. |- | LAB-1 | [[Cape Kakiviak Short Range Radar Site|Cape Kakiviak]] | NL | FPS-124 | {{Coord|59|59|15|N|064|09|55|W|type:landmark_scale:30000_region:CA-NL|name=Cape Kakiviak SRR LAB-1}} | 1992 | Active | {{anchor|Cape Kakiviak}}Established in July 1992 as an unattended NWS Short Range Radar site to cover any Long Range Radar surveillance gaps. |- style="background: #F1F5FC; color: black" | LAB-2 | [[CFS Saglek|Saglek]] | NL | FPS-117 | {{Coord|58|29|19|N|062|35|08|W|type:landmark_region:CA-NL|name=Saglek LRR LAB-2}} | 1953 | Active | {{anchor|Saglek}}Former [[Pinetree Line]] radar station [[RCAF Station Saglek]] N-29, closed 1971. Minimally-attended NWS Long Range Radar installed 1989. New NWS site consists of a radar tower, communications facility, and storage and tunnel connected buildings for personnel. Abandoned Pinetree Line facility torn down, station site remediation work was completed by 2005, leaving gravel roads and old building pads. Pinetree Line airstrip in good repair, Saglek Airport {{Airport codes||CYSV}} is listed in the [[Canada Flight Supplement]] as abandoned.<ref name="cfs"/> |- | LAB-3 | [[Cape Kiglapait Short Range Radar Site|Cape Kiglapait]] | NL | FPS-124 | {{Coord|57|08|07|N|061|28|32|W|type:landmark_scale:30000_region:CA-NL|name=Kiglapait SRR LAB-3}} | 1992 | Active | {{anchor|Cape Kiglapait}}Established in August 1992 as an unattended NWS Short Range Radar site to cover any Long Range Radar surveillance gaps. |- | LAB-4 | [[Big Bay Short Range Radar Site|Big Bay]] | NL | FPS-124 | {{Coord|55|44|30|N|060|25|42|W|type:landmark_scale:30000_region:CA-NL|name=Big Bay SRR LAB-4}} | 1992 | Active | {{anchor|Big Bay}}Established in September 1992 as an unattended NWS Short Range Radar site to cover any Long Range Radar surveillance gaps. |- | LAB-5 | [[Tukialik Short Range Radar Site|Tukialik]] | NL | FPS-124 | {{Coord|54|42|53|N|058|21|30|W|type:landmark_scale:30000_region:CA-NL|name=Tukialik SRR LAB-5}} | 1992 | Active | {{anchor|Tukialik}}Established in October 1992 as an unattended NWS Short Range Radar site to cover any Long Range Radar surveillance gaps. |- style="background: #F1F5FC; color: black" | LAB-6 | [[Cartwright Long Range Radar Site|Cartwright]] | NL | FPS-117 | {{Coord|53|33|04|N|056|49|48|W|type:landmark_region:CA-NL|name=Cartwright LRR LAB-6}} | 1953 | Active | {{anchor|Cartwright}}Former [[Pinetree Line]] [[Cartwright Air Station|radar station N-27]], closed 1968. New minimally-attended NWS Long Range Radar installed in November 1998 to cover any Long Range Radar surveillance gaps. New NWS site consists of a radar tower, communications facility, and storage and tunnel connected buildings for personnel. Abandoned Pinetree Line facility torn down, station site remediation work was completed by 2005, leaving gravel roads and old building pads. Helicopter pad used for access to site, although site is connected by a {{Convert|10|mi|abbr=on}} gravel road to the settlement of [[Muddy Bay, Newfoundland and Labrador]], which is connected to the Canadian highway system. |- |}
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