RCAF Station Tofino | |
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Part of Pinetree Line | |
British Columbia, Canada | |
Coordinates | 49°04′55″N 125°46′51″W / 49.08194°N 125.78083°W |
Type | Radar Station |
Site information | |
Controlled by | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Site history | |
Built | 1953 |
Built by | Royal Canadian Air Force |
In use | 1953-1958 |
RCAF Station Tofino (ADC ID: C-36) is a closed General Surveillance Radar station. It is located 6 nautical miles (11 km; 6.9 mi) southeast of Tofino, British Columbia, Canada.
During World War II it was a seaplane/ land base airfield and later as a radar station during the 1950s. It was closed in 1957 and is now a publicly operated Tofino Airport. It was operated as part of the Pinetree Line network controlled by NORAD.