CFB Bagotville

CFB Bagotville
Base des Forces canadiennes Bagotville
Near Saguenay, Quebec, in Canada
A satellite view of CFB Bagotville
Bagotville is located in Quebec
Bagotville
Bagotville
Location in Quebec
Coordinates48°19′50″N 070°59′47″W / 48.33056°N 70.99639°W / 48.33056; -70.99639
TypeCanadian Forces base
Site information
OwnerDepartment of National Defence
City of Saguenay (civil terminal)
OperatorRoyal Canadian Air Force
Controlled by1 Canadian Air Division
ConditionOperational
WebsiteOfficial website
Site history
Built1941 (1941) – 1942
In use1942 – present
Garrison information
Current
commander
Colonel Phillip Rennison
Garrison3 Wing
Airfield information
IdentifiersIATA: YBG, ICAO: CYBG, WMO: 717270
Elevation159 m (522 ft) AMSL
Runways
Direction Length and surface
11/29 3,050 m (10,000 ft) asphalt/concrete
18/36 1,830 m (6,000 ft) asphalt
Airfield shared with Bagotville Airport (Aéroport Saguenay-Bagotville)
Source: Canada Flight Supplement[1]

Canadian Forces Base Bagotville (IATA: YBG, ICAO: CYBG), commonly referred to as CFB Bagotville, and also known as Bagotville Airport or Saguenay-Bagotville Airport, is a Canadian Forces base 4.5 nautical miles (8.3 km; 5.2 mi) west of Bagotville in the city of Saguenay. Located in the centre of Quebec, less than 200 km (120 mi) north of Quebec City,[2] CFB Bagotville is operated as an air force base by the Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) and is one of two bases in the country using the CF-18 Hornet fighter/interceptor, the other being CFB Cold Lake. Its primary RCAF lodger units are 2 Wing and 3 Wing.[3][4]

CFB Bagotville's airfield is also used by civilian aircraft, with civilian operations at the base referring to the facility as Saguenay-Bagotville Airport (French: Aéroport Saguenay-Bagotville). The airport is classified as an airport of entry by Nav Canada and is staffed by the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA). CBSA officers can handle civilian aircraft with no more than 30 passengers between 0800-1630 on weekdays.[5]

As of 2018, approximately 1,700 military and civilian people work at CFB Bagotville.[6]

A quick reaction facility is being built to support the new Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II fighters.[7]

  1. ^ Canada Flight Supplement. Effective 0901Z 16 July 2020 to 0901Z 10 September 2020.
  2. ^ "Welcome to the Canadian Armed Forces Community".
  3. ^ "3 Wing Bagotville". www.rcaf-arc.forces.gc.ca. 10 April 2013.
  4. ^ Cite error: The named reference :0 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  5. ^ "Archived - The Canada Border Services Agency announces more services at Bagotville Airport". Archived from the original on 2016-04-12.
  6. ^ "About Bagotville". www.cafconnection.ca.
  7. ^ https://www.flightglobal.com/fixed-wing/canada-begins-construction-of-new-quick-reaction-air-base-for-f-35s/159562.article