List of Royal Canadian Air Force stations

This is a list of stations operated by the Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF), or stations where RCAF units existed, from 1924 until unification into the Canadian Forces on February 1, 1968.

Some of the RCAF stations listed in this article link to facility descriptions containing the prefix "CFB" (Canadian Forces Base) or "CFS" (Canadian Forces Station). These facilities were at one time RCAF stations, but changed to CFBs or CFSs following unification of the Canadian Armed Forces in 1968. Most former RCAF stations still in use by the Canadian Forces are still operated by the RCAF (renamed from Air Command or AIRCOM in 2011). During the 1990s, most RCAF squadrons on Canadian Forces Bases were reorganized into "wings" as the primary lodger unit. Consequently, many Canadian Forces Bases used as air force bases are frequently referred to without the prefix CFB, e.g., "CFB Greenwood" is also referred to as "14 Wing Greenwood", with 14 Wing being the primary lodger unit at CFB Greenwood.

Before 1968, all RCAF facilities followed the naming tradition of the Royal Air Force, whereby the prefix RCAF (vs. RAF) was affixed.

Operating locations (1924-1939)

Primary Canadian stations

Alberta

British Columbia

Manitoba

Nova Scotia

Ontario

Operating locations (1939-1945)

Primary Canadian stations

Alberta

British Columbia

Manitoba

New Brunswick

Nova Scotia

Ontario

Prince Edward Island

Quebec

Saskatchewan

Non-Canadian North American operating locations

Alaska

Bermuda

    United Kingdom operating locations

    England

    Northern Ireland

    Scotland

    Wales

    Northern Europe operating locations

    Belgium

    Denmark

    • Base 160 Copenhagen

    France

    Germany

    Iceland

    The Netherlands

    Norway

    Southern Europe and Mediterranean Sea operating locations

    Italy

    North Africa

    Other operating locations

    Indian Ocean

    Persian Gulf

    Africa

    Operating locations (1946-1968)

    Primary Canadian stations

    Alberta

    British Columbia

    Manitoba

    New Brunswick

    Newfoundland

    Nova Scotia

    Ontario

    Prince Edward Island

    Quebec

    Saskatchewan

    Auxiliary Canadian stations

    Alberta

    Manitoba

    Newfoundland

    Northwest Territories

    Nova Scotia

    Ontario

    Quebec

    Yukon

    Emergency Canadian airfields

    British Columbia

    Ontario

    Quebec

    DEW Line radar stations

    This covers 1946-1968. Nunavut was created in 1999. Stations are listed from west to east.[2]

    Yukon

    Northwest Territories

    Mid-Canada Line radar stations

    Alberta

    • RCAF Station Stoney Mountain

    British Columbia

    Manitoba

    Ontario

    Quebec

    Pinetree Line radar stations

    Alberta

    British Columbia

    Manitoba

    New Brunswick

    Newfoundland & Labrador

    Nova Scotia

    Northwest Territories

    Ontario

    Quebec

    Saskatchewan

    Primary overseas stations

     United Kingdom

     France

     Germany

     Afghanistan

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