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Cartwright Radar Site (LAB-6)
Part of North Warning System
Labrador, Canada
Coordinates	53°33′04″N 056°49′48″W / 53.55111°N 56.83000°W / 53.55111; -56.83000 (Cartwright LRR LAB-6)
Type	Long Range Radar Station
Code	LAB-6
Site information
Controlled by	North American Aerospace Defense Command
Site history
Built by	Royal Canadian Air Force
In use	1998-

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Cartwright Long Range Radar Site (LAB-6) is a Royal Canadian Air Force Long Range Radar Site located 233.7 kilometres (145.2 mi) east-northeast of CFB Goose Bay, Newfoundland and Labrador.

Facilities

The facility contains a long range, phased array AN/FPS-117 3-dimensional air search surveillance radar that was installed in November 1998 as part of the North Warning System. The site (LAB-6) also consists of radar towers, communications facility, and storage and tunnel connected buildings for personnel.

History

The present Long Range Radar site is built 21.7 kilometres (13.5 mi) south of Cartwright Air Station, which was established in 1953 as a General Surveillance Radar station, by the United States Air Force. It was used initially by the Northeast Air Command, which stationed the 922d Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron on the station on 1 October 1953. The station functioned as a Ground-Control Intercept (GCI) and warning station as part of the Pinetree Line.

See also

• North Warning System
• Pinetree Line

References

 This article incorporates public domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency

1. "The CADIN Pinetree Line Locations". Radomes.org. Retrieved 2013-09-08.
2. "The DEW LINE Sites in Canada, Alaska & Greenland". Lswilson.ca. Retrieved 2013-09-08.
3. "Information for Cartwright AS, NL, CN". Radomes.org. Retrieved 2013-09-08.

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