CFB Goose Bay

CFB Goose Bay
Goose Bay Airport; CFS Goose Bay
Happy Valley-Goose Bay, Newfoundland and Labrador in Canada
CFB Goose Bay Location in Newfoundland and Labrador
Coordinates	53°19′09″N 060°25′33″W / 53.31917°N 60.42583°W / 53.31917; -60.42583
Type	Military air base / civilian airport
Site information
Owner	Government of Canada
Operator	Royal Canadian Air Force 1941 (1941) – present
Civilian operator	Goose Bay Airport Corporation
Website	http://www.rcaf-arc.forces.gc.ca/en/5-wing/index.page?
Site history
Built	1941 (1941) – 1943 (1943)
Built by	Royal Canadian Air Force
In use	1941 (1941) – present
Garrison information
Current commander	Lieutenant-Colonel Aleem Sajan
Garrison	5 Wing
Occupants	444 Combat Support Squadron 5 Wing Air Reserve Flight Forward Operating Location Goose Bay
Airfield information
Identifiers	IATA: YYR, ICAO: CYYR, WMO: 71816
Elevation	160 ft (49 m) AMSL
Runways Direction Length and surface 08/26 11,051 ft (3,368 m) concrete with asphalt overlay 16/34 9,580 ft (2,920 m) concrete with asphalt overlay 14/32 5,200 ft (1,600 m) gravel 09/27 1,500 ft (460 m) gravel
Hosted deployments of units from: Luftwaffe 1980–2005 Aeronautica Militare 2001–2005 Royal Netherlands Air Force 1985–2005

RAF(U) Goose Bay
Royal Air Force Panavia Tornados
Type	Royal air force unit
Site information
Owner	Ministry of Defence
Operator	Royal Air Force
Condition	Closed
Site history
Built	1941 (1941)
In use	1942–2005 (2005)
Fate	Transferred to the Royal Canadian Air Force to become CFB Goose Bay
Garrison information
Garrison	No. 1 Group
Occupants	No. 14 Squadron No. XV(R) Squadron No. 17 Squadron No. 20 Squadron No. 25 (Fighter) Squadron No. 31 Squadron No. 617 Squadron

Goose Air Force Base
USAF F-15 at Goose AFB
Type	US Air Force Base
Site information
Owner	Department of Defense
Operator	United States Air Force
Condition	Closed
Site history
Built	1941 (1941)
In use	1942–1976 (1976)
Fate	Transferred to the Royal Canadian Air Force to become CFB Goose Bay
Garrison information
Garrison	Aerospace Defense Command Strategic Air Command Northeast Air Command Goose Air Defense Sector Air Transport Command
Occupants	21st Air Division 26th Air Division 37th Air Division 64th Air Division 95th Strategic Wing 4082d Strategic Wing 59th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron 641st Aircraft Control Squadron 4732d Air Defense Group 6603d Air Base Group Twenty-First Air Force

Canadian Forces Base Goose Bay (IATA: YYR, ICAO: CYYR), commonly referred to as CFB Goose Bay, is a Canadian Forces Base located in the municipality of Happy Valley-Goose Bay in the province of Newfoundland and Labrador. It is operated as an air force base by the Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF). Its primary RCAF lodger unit is 5 Wing, commonly referred to as 5 Wing Goose Bay.

The airfield at CFB Goose Bay is also used by civilian aircraft, with civilian operations at the base referring to the facility as Goose Bay Airport. The airport is classified as an airport of entry by Nav Canada and is staffed by the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA). CBSA officers at this airport can handle general aviation aircraft only, with no more than 15 passengers.

The mission of 5 Wing is to support the defence of North American airspace, as well as to support the RCAF and allied air forces in training.^[1] Two units compose 5 Wing: 444 Combat Support Squadron (flying the CH-146 Griffon) and 5 Wing Air Reserve Flight. CFB Goose Bay also serves as a forward operating location for RCAF CF-18 Hornet aircraft and the base and surrounding area is occasionally used to support units of the Canadian Army during training exercises.