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, from the use "air element" 1968–2011). 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
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British Columbia
Manitoba
New Brunswick
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Nova Scotia
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Ontario
Prince Edward Island
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Quebec
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Saskatchewan
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Non-Canadian North American operating locations
Alaska
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Bermuda
Newfoundland
- RCAF Station Botwood
- RCAF Station Gander
- RCAF Brig Harbour
- RCAF Cape Bauld
- RCAF Cape Ray
- RCAF Station Torbay
- RCAF Port aux Basques
United Kingdom operating locations
England
Northern Ireland
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Scotland
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Wales
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Northern Europe operating locations
Belgium
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Denmark
France
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Germany
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Iceland
The Netherlands
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Norway
Southern Europe and Mediterranean Sea operating locations
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Italy
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North Africa
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Other operating locations
Indian Ocean
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Persian Gulf
Africa
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Operating locations (1946–1968)
Primary Canadian stations
Alberta
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British Columbia
- RCAF Station Comox
- RCAF Station Holberg
- RCAF Station Sea Island
Manitoba
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New Brunswick
Newfoundland
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Nova Scotia
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Ontario
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Prince Edward Island
Quebec
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- RCAF Station Parent
- RCAF Station Senneterre
- RCAF Station Lac St Denis
- RCAF Station Lamacaza
RCAF Station Val d'Or
Saskatchewan
Auxiliary Canadian stations
Alberta
Manitoba
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Newfoundland
Northwest Territories
Nova Scotia
Ontario
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Quebec
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Yukon
Emergency Canadian airfields
British Columbia
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Ontario
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Quebec
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DEW Line radar stations
This covers 1946–1968. Nunavut was created in 1999. Stations are listed from west to east.
Yukon
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Northwest Territories
Mid-Canada Line radar stations
Alberta
British Columbia
Manitoba
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Newfoundland and Labrador
Ontario
Quebec
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Pinetree Line radar stations
Alberta
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British Columbia
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Manitoba
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New Brunswick
Newfoundland & Labrador
Nova Scotia
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Northwest Territories
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Ontario
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Quebec
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Saskatchewan
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Primary overseas stations
United Kingdom
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France
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Germany
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Afghanistan
British Commonwealth Air Training Plan relief airfields
- Relief airfield for No. 6 Service Flying Training School/RCAF Station Dunnville
- RCAF Detachment Gananoque
References
- Staff Writer c.1942, p. 22
- The DEW LINE Sites in Canada, Alaska & Greenland
- Staff writer (c. 1942). Pilots Handbook of Aerodromes and Seaplane Bases Vol. 1. Royal Canadian Air Force.