CFB Bagotville | |||||||||
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Base des Forces canadiennes Bagotville | |||||||||
| Near Saguenay, Quebec, in Canada | |||||||||
.jpg) A satellite view of CFB Bagotville | |||||||||
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  Bagotville Location in Quebec | |||||||||
| Coordinates | 48°19′50″N 070°59′47″W / 48.33056°N 70.99639°W | ||||||||
| Type | Canadian Forces base | ||||||||
| Site information | |||||||||
| Owner | Department of National Defence City of Saguenay (civil terminal) | ||||||||
| Operator | Royal Canadian Air Force | ||||||||
| Controlled by | 1 Canadian Air Division | ||||||||
| Condition | Operational | ||||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||||
| Site history | |||||||||
| Built | 1941 – 1942 | ||||||||
| In use | 1942 – present | ||||||||
| Garrison information | |||||||||
| Current commander | Colonel Phillip Rennison | ||||||||
| Garrison | 3 Wing | ||||||||
| Airfield information | |||||||||
| Identifiers | IATA: YBG, ICAO: CYBG, WMO: 717270 | ||||||||
| Elevation | 159 m (522 ft) AMSL | ||||||||
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| 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 January 2023[update], the base commander is Colonel Colin Marks.[6]
As of 2018[update], approximately 1,700 military and civilian people work at CFB Bagotville.[7]
A quick reaction facility is being built to support the new Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II fighters.[8]
- ^ Canada Flight Supplement. Effective 0901Z 16 July 2020 to 0901Z 10 September 2020.
- ^ "Welcome to the Canadian Armed Forces Community".
- ^ "3 Wing Bagotville". www.rcaf-arc.forces.gc.ca. 10 April 2013.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
:0was invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "Archived - The Canada Border Services Agency announces more services at Bagotville Airport". Archived from the original on 2016-04-12.
- ^ @rcaf_arc (July 3, 2019). "3 Wing Bagotville Change of Command The change of command parade at 3 Wing Bagotville took place on July 3rd to mark the occasion to say farewell to Wing Commander Colonel William Radiff and welcome Colonel Normand Gagné as the new 3 Wing Commander at CFB Bagotville" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ "About Bagotville". www.cafconnection.ca.
- ^ https://www.flightglobal.com/fixed-wing/canada-begins-construction-of-new-quick-reaction-air-base-for-f-35s/159562.article