Distant Early Warning Line Sites Not Included
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The following table lists the DEW Line sites not included in the NWS. Most of these sites not included were Intermediate sites closed in 1963 when declared obsolete. The stations consisted of a module train, a warehouse, a vehicle garage, an Inuit house, POL (Petroleum, Oil, Lubricant) tanks and a continuous wave radar tower. Others were some Auxiliary sites that were replaced with new NWS stations. DEW Line stations in the Aleutian Islands of Alaska were inactivated due to budget reductions in 1969. Stations in Greenland and Iceland were transferred to the USAF Air Forces Iceland in 1980.
The primary DEW line radars were the Raytheon AN/FPS-19 long lange L-Band search radar in in Canada and Alaska at main and auxiliary sites; Bendix AN/FPS-30 at the four Greenland "DYE" radar stations. Motorola AN/FPS-23 short range search radar was installed at the Intermediate sites, used as fillers to cover any Long Range Radar surveillance gaps.
| Site ID | Geographic Place Name | Location | Radar | Coordinates | Activated | Deactivated | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| COB-Main | Cold Bay AFS | AK | FPS-19 | 55°15′49″N 162°53′08″W / 55.26361°N 162.88556°W / 55.26361; -162.88556 (Cold Bay COB-MAIN) | 1959 | 1969 | Part of DEW Aleutians Segment, manned by USAF Alaskan Air Command 714th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron. Closed 30 June 1969 when Aleutians DEW segment was inactivated, site appears to be remidiated. |
| COB-1 | Nikolski | AK | FPS-19 | 52°57′35″N 168°52′03″W / 52.95972°N 168.8675°W / 52.95972; -168.8675 (Nikolski COB-1) | 1959 | 1969 | Manned by USAF AAC Det 1 714th AC&W Squadron; Closed 30 June 1969 when Aleutians DEW segment was inactivated; site remediated and obliterated 1998 by 11th AF. |
| COB-2 | Dirftwood Bay | AK | FPS-19 | 53°58′28″N 166°54′18″W / 53.97444°N 166.905°W / 53.97444; -166.905 (Dirftwood COB-2) | 1959 | 1969 | Manned by USAF AAC Det 2 714th AC&W Squadron; Closed 30 June 1969 when Aleutians DEW segment was inactivated; site remediated and obliterated 1998 by 11th AF; building foundation remains |
| COB-3 | Cape Sarichef | AK | FPS-19 | 54°35′32″N 164°52′34″W / 54.59222°N 164.87611°W / 54.59222; -164.87611 (Cape Sarichef COB-3)a | 1959 | 1969 | Manned by USAF AAC Det 3 714th AC&W Squadron; Closed 30 June 1969 when Aleutians DEW segment was inactivated; site remediated and obliterated 1998 by 11th AF |
| COB-4 | Port Moller | AK | FPS-19 | 55°58′41″N 160°30′01″W / 55.97806°N 160.50028°W / 55.97806; -160.50028 (Port Moller COB-4)a | 1959 | 1969 | Manned by USAF AAC Det 4 714th AC&W Squadron; Closed 30 June 1969 when Aleutians DEW segment was inactivated' site remediated and obliterated 1998 by 11th AF |
| COB-5 | Port Heiden | AK | FPS-19 | 56°58′38″N 158°39′09″W / 56.97722°N 158.6525°W / 56.97722; -158.6525 (Port Heiden COB-5)a | 1959 | 1969 | Manned by USAF AAC Det 5 714th AC&W Squadron; Closed 30 June 1969 when Aleutians DEW segment was inactivated; site remediated and obliterated 1998 by 11th AF |
| LIZ-1 | Cape Lisburne AFS | AK | Numerous | 68°52′12″N 166°09′00″W / 68.87°N 166.15°W / 68.87; -166.15 (Cape Lisburne LIZ-1) | 1953 | 1983 | DEW Main Site, also Alaskan Air Command AC&W Surveillance Station. Operated by the 711th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron. Closed in 1983, now Cape Lisburne Long Range Radar Site, part of the Eleventh Air Force Alaska Radar System, equipped with a minimally-manned AN/FPS-117 radar. Maintained by contractors under the 611th Air Support Group. |
| LIZ-A | Cape Sabine | AK | FPS-23 | 69°01′27″N 163°51′25″W / 69.02417°N 163.85694°W / 69.02417; -163.85694 (Cape Sabine LIZ-A) | 1957 | 1963 | DEW Intermediate Site; closed and abandoned, 1963. Clean-up and remediation completed early years of the 2000s (decade) by USAF. Gravel runway and building footers remain. |
| LIZ-B | Icy Cape | AK | FPS-23 | 70°17′23″N 161°54′40″W / 70.28972°N 161.91111°W / 70.28972; -161.91111 (Icy Cape LIZ-B) | 1957 | 1963 | DEW Intermediate Site; closed and abandoned, 1963. Clean-up and remediation completed early years of the 2000s (decade) by USAF. Gravel runway and building footers remain. |
| LIZ-C | Peard Bay | AK | FPS-23 | 70°48′29″N 158°15′32″W / 70.80806°N 158.25889°W / 70.80806; -158.25889 (Peard Bay LIZ-C) | 1957 | 1963 | DEW Intermediate Site; closed and abandoned, 1963. Clean-up and remediation completed early years of the 2000s (decade) by USAF. Gravel runway and building footers remain. |
| POW-A | Cape Simpson | AK | FPS-23 | 71°03′26″N 154°43′39″W / 71.05722°N 154.7275°W / 71.05722; -154.7275 (Cape Simpson POW-A) | 1957 | 1963 | DEW Intermediate Site; closed and abandoned, 1963 now in-use as civilian storage/supply facility |
| POW-B | Kogru | AK | FPS-23 | 70°34′36″N 152°15′56″W / 70.57667°N 152.26556°W / 70.57667; -152.26556 (Kogru POW-B) | 1957 | 1963 | DEW Intermediate Site; closed and abandoned, 1963. Clean-up and remediation completed early years of the 2000s (decade) by USAF. Gravel runway and building footers remain. |
| POW-C | McIntyre | AK | FPS-23 | 70°24′10″N 148°40′46″W / 70.40278°N 148.67944°W / 70.40278; -148.67944 (McIntyre POW-C) | 1957 | 1963 | DEW Intermediate Site; closed and abandoned, 1963. Abandoned buildings remain. Runway may or may not be usable. |
| POW-D | Brownlow Point | AK | FPS-23 | 69°58′29″N 144°50′09″W / 69.97472°N 144.83583°W / 69.97472; -144.83583 (Brownlow Point POW-D) | 1957 | 1963 | DEW Intermediate Site; closed and abandoned, 1963. Clean-up and remediation completed early years of the 2000s (decade) by USAF. Gravel runway and building footers remain. |
| BAR-A | Demarcation Bay | AK | FPS-23 | 69°53′11″N 142°18′43″W / 69.88639°N 142.31194°W / 69.88639; -142.31194 (Demarcation Bay BAR-A) | 1957 | 1963 | DEW Intermediate Site; closed and abandoned, 1963Clean-up and remediation completed early years of the 2000s (decade) by USAF. Gravel runway and building footers remain. |
| BAR-C | Tununuk Camp | NT | FPS-23 | 69°00′21″N 134°40′05″W / 69.00583°N 134.66806°W / 69.00583; -134.66806 (Tununuk Camp BAR-C)a | 1957 | 1963 | DEW Intermediate Site; closed and abandoned, 1963; site condition is undetermined |
| BAR-D | Atkinson Point | NT | FPS-23 | 69°55′59″N 131°25′54″W / 69.93306°N 131.43167°W / 69.93306; -131.43167 (Atkinson Point BAR-D)a | 1957 | 1963 | DEW Intermediate Site; closed and abandoned, 1963; site condition is undetermined. Replaced by NWS Site Liverpool Bay SRR (BAR-DA1) |
| PIN-A | Pierce Point | NT | FPS-23 | 69°48′55″N 122°43′02″W / 69.81528°N 122.71722°W / 69.81528; -122.71722 (Pierce Point PIN-A)a | 1957 | 1963 | DEW Intermediate Site; closed and abandoned, 1963; site condition is undetermined |
| PIN-1 | Clinton Point | NT | FPS-19 | 69°35′00″N 120°44′46″W / 69.5833333°N 120.74611°W / 69.5833333; -120.74611 (Clinton Point PIN-1) | 1957 | 1963 | DEW Axillary Site; closed 3 September 1993. Low resolution imagery of site, condition is undetermined. Replaced by NWS Sites Keats Point SRR (PIN-1BD) and Croker River SRR (PIN-1BG). |
| PIN-B | Clifton Point | NT | FPS-23 | 69°12′56″N 118°38′11″W / 69.21556°N 118.63639°W / 69.21556; -118.63639 (Clifton Point PIN-B) | 1957 | 1963 | DEW Intermediate Site; closed and abandoned, 1963. Low resolution imagery of site, condition is undetermined. |
| PIN-2 | Cape Young | NU | FPS-19 | 68°56′08″N 116°56′10″W / 68.93556°N 116.93611°W / 68.93556; -116.93611 (Cape Young PIN-2)a | 1957 | 1993 | DEW Axillary Site; closed 31 August 1993. Remains of site deteriorating, Clean-up and remediation scheduled 2012. Replaced by NWS Site Harding River SRR (PIN-2A) |
| PIN-C | Bernard Harbour | NU | FPS-23 | 68°46′55″N 114°50′01″W / 68.78194°N 114.83361°W / 68.78194; -114.83361 (Bernard Harbour PIN-C) | 1957 | 1963 | DEW Intermediate Site; closed and abandoned, 1963. Clean-up and remediation completed, gravel runway not listed in the Canada Flight Supplement, new structures constructed on site, use undetermined but appears to be civilian not military radar site. Replaced by NWS Site Bernard Harbour SRR (PIN-CB) |
| PIN-D | Ross Point | NU | FPS-23 | 68°32′10″N 111°11′55″W / 68.53611°N 111.19861°W / 68.53611; -111.19861 (Ross Point PIN-D)a | 1957 | 1963 | DEW Intermediate Site; closed and abandoned, 1963. Low resolution imagery of site, condition is undetermined. Replaced by NWS Site Edinburgh Island SRR (PIN-DA) |
| PIN-4 | Byron Bay | NU | FPS-23 | 68°45′35″N 109°05′16″W / 68.75972°N 109.08778°W / 68.75972; -109.08778 (Byron Bay PIN-4)a | 1957 | 1993 | DEW Intermediate Site; closed and abandoned, 1993. |
| PIN-E | Cape Peel | NU | FPS-23 | 69°02′41″N 107°19′33″W / 69.04472°N 107.32583°W / 69.04472; -107.32583 (Cape Peel PIN-E)a | 1957 | 1963 | DEW Intermediate Site; closed and abandoned, 1963. Low resolution imagery of site, condition is undetermined. Replaced by NWS Site Cape Peel West SRR (PIN-EB) |
| CAM-A | Sturt Point | NU | FPS-23 | 68°47′45″N 103°20′40″W / 68.79583°N 103.34444°W / 68.79583; -103.34444 (Sturt Point CAM-A)a | 1957 | 1963 | DEW Intermediate Site; closed and abandoned, 1963. Low resolution imagery of site, condition is undetermined. Replaced by NWS Site Sturt Point SRR (CAM-A3A) |
| CAM-1 | Jenny Lind Island | NU | FPS-19 | 68°39′25″N 101°44′19″W / 68.65694°N 101.73861°W / 68.65694; -101.73861 (Jenny Lind Island CAM-1)a | 1957 | 1990 | DEW Axillary Site; replaced by NWS site CAM-1A, closed 1992; Clean-up and remediation completed 2010. Replaced by NWS Site Jenny Lind Island SRR (CAM-1A) |
| CAM-C | Matheson Point | NU | FPS-23 | 68°52′09″N 095°09′27″W / 68.86917°N 95.1575°W / 68.86917; -95.1575 (Matheson Point CAM-C) | 1957 | 1963 | DEW Intermediate Site; closed and abandoned, 1963. Clean-up and remediation completed, site has been completely obliterated. Replaced by NWS Site Gjoa Haven SRR (CAM-CB) |
| CAM-E | Keith Bay | NU | FPS-23 | 68°15′22″N 088°10′25″W / 68.25611°N 88.17361°W / 68.25611; -88.17361 (Keith Bay CAM-E)a | 1957 | 1963 | DEW Intermediate Site; closed and abandoned, 1963. Low resolution imagery of site, condition is undetermined. |
| CAM-5 | Mackar Inlet | NU | FPS-19 | 68°18′03″N 085°40′29″W / 68.30083°N 85.67472°W / 68.30083; -85.67472 (Mackar Inlet CAM-5)a | 1957 | 1990 | DEW Axillary Site closed 1992; Clean-up and remediation completed 2010. Replaced by NWS Site Cape McLoughlin SRR (CAM-5A) |
| CAM-F | Scarpa Lake | NU | FPS-23 | 68°34′04″N 083°28′53″W / 68.56778°N 83.48139°W / 68.56778; -83.48139 (Scarpa Lake CAM-F)a | 1957 | 1963 | DEW Intermediate Site; closed and abandoned, 1963. Low resolution imagery of site, condition is undetermined. Replaced by NWS Site Lailor River SRR (CAM-FA) |
| FOX-C | Ekalugad | NU | FPS-23 | 68°43′53″N 068°35′15″W / 68.73139°N 68.5875°W / 68.73139; -68.5875 (Ekalugad FOX-C)a | 1957 | 1963 | DEW Intermediate Site; closed and abandoned, 1963. |
| FOX-D | Kivitoo | NU | FPS-23 | 67°57′58″N 064°54′28″W / 67.96611°N 64.90778°W / 67.96611; -64.90778 (Kivitoo FOX-D)a | 1957 | 1963 | DEW Intermediate Site; closed and abandoned, 1963. Low resolution imagery of site, condition is undetermined. |
| FOX-E | Durban Island | NU | FPS-23 | 67°05′00″N 062°12′59″W / 67.0833333°N 62.21639°W / 67.0833333; -62.21639 (Durban Island FOX-E)a | 1957 | 1963 | DEW Intermediate Site; closed and abandoned, 1963. Low resolution imagery of site, condition is undetermined. |
| DYE-1 | Qaqqatoqaq | GL | FPS-30 | 66°38′03″N 052°52′12″W / 66.63417°N 52.87°W / 66.63417; -52.87 (Qaqqatoqaq DYE-1)a | 1961 | 1988 | Parent station was Cape Dyer, NWT, Canada (DYE-Main). Near Sisimiut, Closed 1988. Low resolution imagery of site, condition is undetermined. Site is now used as a VHF-site for aviation purposes. |
| DYE-2 | Ice Cap 1 | GL | FPS-30 | 66°29′30″N 046°18′19″W / 66.49167°N 46.30528°W / 66.49167; -46.30528 (Ice Cap 1 DYE-2)b | 1961 | 1988 | Parent station was Cape Dyer, NWT, Canada (DYE-Main). In 1982, Ice Cap 1 (DYE-2) was moved sideways 210 ft (64 m), for life extension. Closed 1 October 1988. The 109th Airlift Wing (NY-ANG) regularly uses the landing area at DYE-2 for pilot training for practicing Antarctic takeoffs & landings (called Ice Station Ruby); a.k.a. the Raven Ski-way Training Facility. . |
| DYE-3 | Ice Cap 2 | GL | FPS-30 | 65°10′57″N 043°49′10″W / 65.1825°N 43.81944°W / 65.1825; -43.81944 (Ice Cap 2 DYE-3)b | 1961 | 1988 | Parent station was Cape Dyer, NWT, Canada (DYE-Main). In 1977, Ice Cap 2 (DYE-3) was moved sideways 210 ft (64 m), for life extension. Closed 1988. |
| DYE-4 | Kulusuk Island | GL | FPS-30 | 65°31′39″N 037°09′34″W / 65.5275°N 37.15944°W / 65.5275; -37.15944 (Kulusuk Island DYE-4) | 1961 | 1988 | Parent station was Cape Dyer, NWT, Canada (DYE-Main). Closed 1988. Abandoned. Site badly deteriorated, buildings half covered in snow |
| DYE-5 | Rockville | IS | Numerous | 64°02′07″N 022°39′08″W / 64.03528°N 22.65222°W / 64.03528; -22.65222 (Rockville DYE-4) | 1951 | 1992 | Also known as "H-1". Originally Air Forces Iceland, then Aerospace Defense Command AC&W GCI site. Designated as part of DEW Line, 1957. Manned by USAF 932d Aircraft Control and Warning (later Air Defense, Later Air Control) Squadron. Closed as part of end of Cold War draw down. |
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