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Goose Air Base

CFB Goose Bay
CFB Goose Bay 5 Wing crest.png
Goose Bay Airport;
CFB Goose Bay;
CFS Goose Bay;
Goose Air Base
Goose Bay, Labrador in Canada
CFB Goose Bay.jpg
CYYR
CYYR
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; -60.42583Coordinates: 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
 United States Air Force
1942 (1942) - 1976 (1976)
Civilian Operator Goose Bay Airport Corporation
Website www.airforce.forces.gc.ca/5w-5e/index-eng.asp
Goose Bay Airport
Site history
Built 1941 (1941) – 1943 (1943)
Built by  Royal Canadian Air Force
 United States Air Force
In use 1941 (1941) – present
Garrison information
Current
commander
Lieutenant-Colonel Luc Sabourin, Wing Commander
Occupants 444 Combat Support Squadron
1993 (1993) - Present
5 Wing Air Reserve Flight
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

Hosted deployments of units from:
RAF roundel.svg Royal Air Force (United Kingdom) 1942–2005
Bundeswehr Kreuz.svg Luftwaffe (Germany) 1980–2005
Roundel of the USAF.svg United States Air Force 1942–1976
Roundel of the Italian Air Force.svg Aeronautica Militare (Italy) 2001–2005

Netherlands roundel.svg Royal Netherlands Air Force 1985–2005

Hosted deployments of units from:
RAF roundel.svg Royal Air Force (United Kingdom) 1942–2005
Bundeswehr Kreuz.svg Luftwaffe (Germany) 1980–2005
Roundel of the USAF.svg United States Air Force 1942–1976
Roundel of the Italian Air Force.svg Aeronautica Militare (Italy) 2001–2005

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.


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