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
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- RCAF Station Sept-Îles
- RCAF Station St Hubert
- RCAF Station St Jean
- RCAF Station Victoriaville
- RCAF Detachment Montreal
- RCAF Detachment Megantic
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Saskatchewan
Non-Canadian North American operating locations
Alaska
Bermuda
Newfoundland
Labrador
United Kingdom operating locations
England
Northern Ireland
Scotland
Wales
Northern Europe operating locations
Belgium
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- Base 66 Blankenburg
- Base 68 Le Culot
- Base 70 Antwerp
- Base 71 Koksijde
- Base 75 Nivelles
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Denmark
France
- ALG (Advanced Landing Ground) Wormhout
- Base 2 Bazenville
- Base 3 Ste Croix-sur-Mer
- Base 4 Beny-sur-Mer
- Base 8 Sommervieu
- Base 9 Lantheuil
- Base 11 Longues
- Base 17 Carpiquet
- Base 18 Cristot
- Base 19 Lingevres
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- Base 21 Ste-Honorine-de-Ducy
- Base 24 St Andre
- Base 25 Illiers l'Eveque
- Base 28 Evreux
- Base 34 Avrilly
- Base 40 Beauvais
- Base 44 Poix
- Base 48 Glisy
- Base 51 Vendeville
- Base 52 Douai
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Germany
- Base 100 Goch
- Base 108 Rheine
- Base 110 Osnabruck
- Base 114 Diepholz
- Base 116 Wunstorf
- Base 118 Celle
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- Base 150 Hustedt
- Base 152 Fassberg
- Base 154 Soltau
- Base 156 Luneburg
- Base 166 Flensburg
- Base 174 Uetersen
- Base Y-75 Frankfurt
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Iceland
The Netherlands
- ALG Arnhem
- ALG Breda
- ALG Nijmegen
- ALG Tilburg
- Base 77 Gilze-Rijen
- Base 78 Eindhoven
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- Base 80 Volkel
- Base 82 Grave
- Base 84 Rips
- Base 88 Heesch
- Base 106 Twente
- 'JOE' Airfield (Apeldoorn)
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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
- RCAF Station Rivers Canadian Joint Air Training Command (CJATC) New Sarum
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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.[1]
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
British Commonwealth Air Training Plan Relief Airfields
References
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United Kingdom
France
Germany
Afghanistan