Stations
The NWS consists of 15 long-range radars (11 in Canada of which 8 were DEW Line sites) and 39 short-range radars (36 in Canada). The system forms a 4,800 km (2,983 mi) long and 320 km (199 mi) wide "tripwire" stretching from Alaska, via Canada, to Southern Labrador. Minimally-attended NWS Long Range Radar AN/FPS-117 radar sites shaded in blue.
| Site ID | Geographic Place Name | Location | Radar | Coordinates | Activated | Deactivated | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LIZ-2 | Point Lay | AK | FPS-124 | 69°01′27″N 163°51′26″W / 69.02417°N 163.85722°W / 69.02417; -163.85722 (Point Lay SRR LIZ-2) | 1955 | 1994 | Established as DEW Line Auxiliary site, 1955. Also was part of 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 Inactivated 1994 and remediation work was completed by 2005. Gravel runway and building pads remain. See also: Point Lay LRRS Airport (ICAO: PPIZ) |
| LIZ-3 | Wainwright | AK | FPS-124 | 70°36′37″N 159°52′12″W / 70.61028°N 159.87°W / 70.61028; -159.87 (Wainwright SRR LIZ-3) | 1955 | 2007 | Established as DEW Line Auxiliary site, 1955. Also was part of 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 Inactivated 2007 due to soil erosion & budget concerns. See also: Wainwright Airport (ICAO: PAWI) |
| POW-M | Point Barrow | AK | FPS-117 | 71°19′38″N 156°38′10″W / 71.32722°N 156.63611°W / 71.32722; -156.63611 (Point Barrow LRR POW-M) | 1957 | Active | Established as DEW Line Main site, 1957. Also is part of 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. |
| POW-1 | Point Lonely | AK | FPS-124 | 70°54′37″N 153°14′23″W / 70.91028°N 153.23972°W / 70.91028; -153.23972 (Lonely SRR POW-1) | 1957 | 2007 | Established as DEW Line Auxiliary site, 1957. Also was part of 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 Inactivated 2007 due to soil erosion & budget concerns. Station buildings remain in good repair. |
| POW-2 | Oliktok | AK | FPS-117 | 70°29′54″N 149°53′22″W / 70.49833°N 149.88944°W / 70.49833; -149.88944 (Oliktok LRR POW-2) | 1957 | Active | Established as DEW Line Auxiliary site, 1957. Also is part of 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. |
| POW-3 | Flaxman Island | AK | FPS-124 | 70°10′34″N 146°51′19″W / 70.17611°N 146.85528°W / 70.17611; -146.85528 (Flaxman Island SRR POW-3) | 1957 | 2007 | Established as DEW Line Auxiliary site, 1957. Also was part of 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 Inactivated 2007 due to soil erosion & budget concerns. Station buildings remain in good repair. |
| BAR-M | Barter Island | AK | FPS-117 | 70°07′49″N 143°38′21″W / 70.13028°N 143.63917°W / 70.13028; -143.63917 (Barter Island LRR BAR-M) | 1957 | Active | Established as DEW Line Main site, 1957. Also is part of 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 (ICAO: PABA) |
| BAR-1 | Komakuk Beach | YT | FPS-124 | 69°35′41″N 140°10′41″W / 69.59472°N 140.17806°W / 69.59472; -140.17806 (Komakuk Beach SRR BAR-1) | 1957 | Active | 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 the Yukon's Ivvavik National Park, station site remediation work was completed by 2005. Komakuk Beach SRRS Airport (ICAO: CYAJ) is listed in the Canada Flight Supplement as abandoned. |
| BAR-B | Stokes Point | YT | FPS-124 | 69°19′49″N 138°44′13″W / 69.33028°N 138.73694°W / 69.33028; -138.73694 (Stokes Point SRR BAR-B) | 1957 | Active | 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 the Yukon's Ivvavik National Park, no station site remediation is planned. Stokes Point SRRS Airport is listed in the Canada Flight Supplement as abandoned. |
| BAR-2 | Shingle Point | YT | FPS-117 | 68°55′22″N 137°15′38″W / 68.92278°N 137.26056°W / 68.92278; -137.26056 (Shingle Point LRR BAR-2) | 1957 | Active | Established as DEW Line Auxiliary site, 1957, operations ended 1989; minimally-attended NWS Long Range Radar installed 1989. Now located in the Yukon's Ivvavik National Park; station site remediation status is undetermined. Shingle Point LRRS Airport (ICAO: CYUA) is listed in the Canada Flight Supplement as abandoned. |
| BAR-BA3 | Storm Hills | NT | FPS-124 | 68°53′39″N 133°56′31″W / 68.89417°N 133.94194°W / 68.89417; -133.94194 (Storm Hills SRR BAR-BA3) | 1990 | Active | 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. |
| BAR-3 | Tuktoyaktuk | NT | FPS-124 | 69°26′35″N 132°59′55″W / 69.44306°N 132.99861°W / 69.44306; -132.99861 (Tuktoyaktuk SRR BAR-3) | 1957 | Active | 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 (ICAO: CYUB) is used for access to site. |
| BAR-DA1 | Liverpool Bay | NT | FPS-124 | 69°36′15″N 130°53′37″W / 69.60417°N 130.89361°W / 69.60417; -130.89361 (Liverpool Bay SRR BAR-DA1) | 1990 | Active | 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. |
| BAR-4 | Nicholson Peninsula | NT | FPS-124 | 69°55′27″N 128°58′24″W / 69.92417°N 128.97333°W / 69.92417; -128.97333 (Nicholson Peninsula SRR BAR-4) | 1957 | Active | 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 been partially deteriorated by erosion into the ocean. |
| BAR-E | Horton River | NT | FPS-124 | 70°00′59″N 126°56′35″W / 70.01639°N 126.94306°W / 70.01639; -126.94306 (Horton River SRR BAR-E) | 1957 | Active | 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. |
| PIN-M | Cape Parry | NT | FPS-117 | 70°10′17″N 124°43′30″W / 70.17139°N 124.725°W / 70.17139; -124.725 (Cape Parry LRR PIN-M) | 1957 | Active | 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 (ICAO: CZUE) is listed in the Canada Flight Supplement as abandoned. |
| PIN-1BD | Keats Point | NT | FPS-124 | 69°40′22″N 121°40′19″W / 69.67278°N 121.67194°W / 69.67278; -121.67194 (Keats Point SRR PIN-1BD) | 1991 | Active | 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 | 69°16′00″N 119°13′00″W / 69.2666667°N 119.2166667°W / 69.2666667; -119.2166667 (Croker River SRR PIN-1BG) | 1991 | Active | Established in August 1991 as an unattended NWS Short Range Radar site to cover any Long Range Radar surveillance gaps. Low resolution imagery of site does not provide information regarding facility. |
| PIN-2A | Harding River | NU | FPS-124 | 68°50′10″N 116°58′05″W / 68.83611°N 116.96806°W / 68.83611; -116.96806 (Harding River SRR PIN-2A) | 1991 | Active | Established in September 1991 as an unattended NWS Short Range Radar site to cover any Long Range Radar surveillance gaps. Low resolution imagery of site does not provide information regarding facility. |
| PIN-CB | Bernard Harbour | NU | FPS-124 | 68°45′19″N 114°56′21″W / 68.75528°N 114.93917°W / 68.75528; -114.93917 (Bernard Harbour SRR PIN-CB) | 1991 | Active | Established as DEW Intermediate site in 1957, designated "PIN-C" (68°46′55″N 114°50′06″W / 68.78194°N 114.835°W / 68.78194; -114.835 (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 3.1 mi (5.0 km) 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, 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. |
| PIN-3 | Lady Franklin Point | NU | FPS-117 | 68°28′45″N 113°13′32″W / 68.47917°N 113.22556°W / 68.47917; -113.22556 (Lady Franklin Point LRR PIN-3) | 1957 | Active | 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. It was expected that the radar would be replaced in 2006 or 2007. Lady Franklin Point LRRS Airport (ICAO: CYUJ) is listed in the Canada Flight Supplement as abandoned. |
| PIN-DA | Edinburgh Island | NU | FPS-124 | 68°29′09″N 110°51′50″W / 68.48583°N 110.86389°W / 68.48583; -110.86389 (Edinburgh Island SRR PIN-DA) | 1991 | Active | Replacement for PIN-D "Ross Point" DEW Intermediate site (68°32′31″N 111°12′07″W / 68.54194°N 111.20194°W / 68.54194; -111.20194 (Ross Point)) opened in 1957, closed and site abandoned in 1963. New site opened in October 1991 9.4 miles east-southeast 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 | 69°02′11″N 107°49′18″W / 69.03639°N 107.82167°W / 69.03639; -107.82167 (Cape Peel West SRR PIN-EB) | 1991 | Active | Replacement for PIN-E "Cape Peel" DEW Intermediate site (69°03′25″N 107°18′18″W / 69.05694°N 107.305°W / 69.05694; -107.305 (Cape Peel)) opened in 1957, closed and site abandoned in 1963. New site opened in October 1991, 12.9 mi (20.8 km) west as an unattended NWS Short Range Radar site to cover any Long Range Radar surveillance gaps. Low resolution imagery of area does not provide information regarding either facility. Helicopter pad used for access to site. |
| CAM-M | Cambridge Bay | NU | FPS-117 | 69°06′58″N 105°07′08″W / 69.11611°N 105.11889°W / 69.11611; -105.11889 (Cambridge Bay LRR CAM-M) | 1957 | Active | 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 (ICAO: CYCB) remains in use for access to site and is a major transportation hub to support other CAM NWS sites. |
| CAM-A3A | Sturt Point | NU | FPS-124 | 68°57′47″N 103°45′34″W / 68.96306°N 103.75944°W / 68.96306; -103.75944 (Sturt Point SRR CAM-A3A) | 1991 | Active | Replacement for CAM-A "Sturt Point" DEW Intermediate site (68°47′45″N 103°20′42″W / 68.79583°N 103.345°W / 68.79583; -103.345 (Sturt Point)) opened in 1957, closed and site abandoned in 1963. New site opened in October 1991, 15.5 mi (24.9 km) northwest as an unattended NWS Short Range Radar site to cover any Long Range Radar surveillance gaps. Low resolution imagery of CAM-A site does not provide information regarding facility, 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 | 68°44′31″N 101°51′17″W / 68.74194°N 101.85472°W / 68.74194; -101.85472 (Jenny Lind Island SRR CAM-1A) | 1991 | Active | 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 6.5 mi (10.5 km) north-northwest of former DEW site. Low resolution imagery of area does not provide information regarding either facility. Helicopter pad used for access to site. |
| CAM-B | Hat Island | NU | FPS-124 | 68°19′02″N 100°04′09″W / 68.31722°N 100.06917°W / 68.31722; -100.06917 (Hat Island SRR CAM-B) | 1991 | Active | 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 | 68°40′48″N 097°48′38″W / 68.68°N 97.81056°W / 68.68; -97.81056 (Gladman Point SRR CAM-2) | 1957 | Active | 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 | 68°38′39″N 095°52′10″W / 68.64417°N 95.86944°W / 68.64417; -95.86944 (Gjoa Haven SRR CAM-CB) | 1990 | Active | Replacement for CAM-C "Matheson Point" DEW Intermediate site (68°52′10″N 095°09′25″W / 68.86944°N 95.15694°W / 68.86944; -95.15694 (Matheson Point)) opened in 1957, closed and site abandoned in 1963. New site opened in October 1990, 1 mi (1.6 km) southeast 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 1.2 mi (1.9 km) south of site. Gjoa Haven Airport (ICAO: CYHK) originally built for DEW site, now small regional airport is used for access to site. |
| CAM-3 | Shepherd Bay | NU | FPS-117 | 68°47′34″N 093°26′25″W / 68.79278°N 93.44028°W / 68.79278; -93.44028 (Shepherd Bay LRR CAM-3) | 1957 | Active | 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 that much of the former DEW site facilities remain in use, buildings appear in good repair. Shepherd Bay SRRS Airport (ICAO: CYUS) is listed in the Canada Flight Supplement as abandoned. |
| CAM-D | Simpson Lake | NU | FPS-124 | 68°35′41″N 091°57′24″W / 68.59472°N 91.95667°W / 68.59472; -91.95667 (Simpson Lake SRR CAM-D) | 1957 | Active | 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 | 68°26′13″N 089°43′34″W / 68.43694°N 89.72611°W / 68.43694; -89.72611 (Pelly Bay SRR CAM-4) | 1957 | Active | 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 facilty 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 | 69°39′13″N 085°31′04″W / 69.65361°N 85.51778°W / 69.65361; -85.51778 (Cape McLoughlin SRR CAM-5A) | 1992 | Active | Established in July 1992 as an unattended NWS Short Range Radar site to cover any Long Range Radar surveillance gaps. Low resolution imagery of site does not provide information regarding facility, |
| CAM-FA | Lailor River | NU | FPS-124 | 69°06′38″N 083°32′23″W / 69.11056°N 83.53972°W / 69.11056; -83.53972 (Lailor River SRR CAM-FA) | 1992 | Active | 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. |
| FOX-M | Hall Beach | NU | FPS-117 | 68°45′39″N 081°13′35″W / 68.76083°N 81.22639°W / 68.76083; -81.22639 (Hall Beach LRR FOX-M) | 1957 | Active | 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 that much of the former DEW site facilities remain in use, buildings appear in good repair. Hall Beach Airport (ICAO: CYUX) remains in use for access to site. |
| FOX-1 | Rowley Island | NU | FPS-124 | 69°04′01″N 079°03′55″W / 69.06694°N 79.06528°W / 69.06694; -79.06528 (Rowley Island SRR FOX-1) | 1957 | Active | 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 | 69°13′26″N 077°13′48″W / 69.22389°N 77.23°W / 69.22389; -77.23 (Bray Island SRR FOX-A) | 1957 | Active | Established as DEW Intermediate site in 1957. AKA "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 | 68°53′56″N 075°08′20″W / 68.89889°N 75.13889°W / 68.89889; -75.13889 (Longstaff Bluff SRR FOX-2) | 1957 | Active | Established as DEW Line Auxiliary site, 1957, AKA "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 east-southeast 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. |
| FOX-B | Nudluardjk Lake | NU | FPS-124 | 68°37′10″N 073°12′45″W / 68.61944°N 73.2125°W / 68.61944; -73.2125 (Nudluardjk Lake SRR FOX-B) | 1957 | Active | Established as DEW Intermediate site in 1957. AKA "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. Low resolution imagery of site does not provide information regarding either facility, |
| FOX-3 | Dewar Lakes | NU | FPS-117 | 68°39′02″N 071°13′58″W / 68.65056°N 71.23278°W / 68.65056; -71.23278 (Dewar Lakes LRR FOX-3) | 1957 | Active | 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 that much of the former DEW site facilities remain in use, buildings appear in good repair. Dewar Lakes LRRS Airport (ICAO: CYUW) is listed in the Canada Flight Supplement as abandoned. |
| FOX-CA | Kangok Fjord | NU | FPS-124 | 68°38′51″N 069°07′47″W / 68.6475°N 69.12972°W / 68.6475; -69.12972 (Kangok Fjord SRR FOX-CA) | 1992 | Active | Established in September 1992 as an unattended NWS Short Range Radar site to cover any Long Range Radar surveillance gaps. Located on Baffin Island Low resolution imagery of site does not provide information regarding facility, |
| FOX-4 | Cape Hooper | NU | FPS-124 | 68°28′21″N 066°48′01″W / 68.4725°N 66.80028°W / 68.4725; -66.80028 (Cape Hooper SRR FOX-4) | 1957 | Active | Established as DEW Line Auxiliary site, 1957, AKA "Site 37". DEW operations ended in 1991; Located on Baffin Island. NWS Short Range Radar site activated in December 1990 to cover any Long Range Radar surveillance gaps. Low resolution imagery of both sites does not provide information regarding facilities. |
| FOX-5 | Broughton Island | NU | FPS-124 | 67°32′05″N 063°47′10″W / 67.53472°N 63.78611°W / 67.53472; -63.78611 (Broughton Island SRR FOX-5) | 1957 | Active | Established as DEW Line Auxiliary site, 1957, AKA "Qikiqtarjuaq" or "Site 39". Was expansive facility with airstrip and dock facility for resupplying. Unattended NWS Short Range Radar site opened 1991 approximately 6.4 mi (10.3 km) 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 (ICAO: CYVM) used to support NWS also used by small village. |
| DYE-M | Cape Dyer | NU | FPS-117 | 66°39′52″N 061°21′21″W / 66.66444°N 61.35583°W / 66.66444; -61.35583 (Cape Dyer LRR DYE-M) | 1957 | Active | 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 August1989. Appears that much of the former DEW site facilities remain in use, buildings appear in good repair. Cape Dyer Airport (ICAO: CYVN) is listed in the Canada Flight Supplement as abandoned. |
| BAF-2 | Cape Mercy | NU | FPS-124 | 64°57′17″N 063°33′38″W / 64.95472°N 63.56056°W / 64.95472; -63.56056 (Cape Mercy SRR BAF-2) | 1992 | Active | 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. Low resolution imagery of area does not provide information regarding facility. |
| BAF-3 | Brevoort Island | NU | FPS-117 | 63°20′24″N 064°09′29″W / 63.34°N 64.15806°W / 63.34; -64.15806 (Brevoort Island LRR BAF-3) | 1988 | Active | 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 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, but new building appears to have been erected at end of runway. |
| BAF-4A | Loks Land | NU | FPS-124 | 62°30′22″N 064°31′06″W / 62.50611°N 64.51833°W / 62.50611; -64.51833 (Loks Land SRR BAF-4A) | 1992 | Active | 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 | Resolution Island | NU | FPS-124 | 61°35′47″N 064°38′20″W / 61.59639°N 64.63889°W / 61.59639; -64.63889 (Resolution Island SRR BAF-5) | 1943 | Active | 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 Pintree Line radar station remains, building conditions undetermined. Many former radars and communication antennas still standing. Access to site appears to be by helicopter pad |
| LAB-1 | Cape Kakiviak | NL | FPS-124 | 59°59′15″N 064°09′55″W / 59.9875°N 64.16528°W / 59.9875; -64.16528 (Cape Kakiviak SRR LAB-1) | 1992 | Active | Established in July 1992 as an unattended NWS Short Range Radar site to cover any Long Range Radar surveillance gaps. Low resolution imagery of area does not provide information regarding facility. |
| LAB-2 | Saglek | NL | FPS-117 | 58°29′19″N 062°35′08″W / 58.48861°N 62.58556°W / 58.48861; -62.58556 (Saglek LRR LAB-2) | 1953 | Active | 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 towers, communications facility, and storage and tunnel connected buildings for personnel. Abandoned Pinetree Line facilty torn down, station site remediation work was completed by 2005, leaving gravel roads and old building pads. Pinetree Line airstip in good repair, Saglek Airport (ICAO: CYSV) is listed in the Canada Flight Supplement as abandoned. |
| LAB-3 | Cape Kiglapait | NL | FPS-124 | 57°08′07″N 061°28′32″W / 57.13528°N 61.47556°W / 57.13528; -61.47556 (Kiglapait SRR LAB-3) | 1992 | Active | Established in August 1992 as an unattended NWS Short Range Radar site to cover any Long Range Radar surveillance gaps. Low resolution imagery of area does not provide information regarding facility. |
| LAB-4 | Big Bay | NL | FPS-124 | 55°44′30″N 060°25′42″W / 55.74167°N 60.42833°W / 55.74167; -60.42833 (Big Bay SRR LAB-4) | 1992 | Active | Established in September 1992 as an unattended NWS Short Range Radar site to cover any Long Range Radar surveillance gaps. Low resolution imagery of area does not provide information regarding facility. |
| LAB-5 | Tukialik | NL | FPS-124 | 54°42′53″N 058°21′30″W / 54.71472°N 58.35833°W / 54.71472; -58.35833 (Tukialik SRR LAB-5) | 1992 | Active | Established in October 1992 as an unattended NWS Short Range Radar site to cover any Long Range Radar surveillance gaps. Low resolution imagery of area does not provide information regarding facility. |
| LAB-6 | Cartwright | NL | FPS-117 | 53°33′04″N 056°49′48″W / 53.55111°N 56.83°W / 53.55111; -56.83 (Cartwright LRR LAB-6) | 1953 | Active | Former Pinetree Line 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 towers, communications facility, and storage and tunnel connected buildings for personnel. Abandoned Pinetree Line facilty 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 10 mi (16 km) gravel road to the settlement of Muddy Bay, Newfoundland and Labrador. which is connected into the Canadian highway system. |
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