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, 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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- RCAF Station Bowden
- RCAF Station Calgary
- RCAF Station Claresholm
- RCAF Station De Winton
- RCAF Station Edmonton
- RCAF Detachment Edmonton
- RCAF Station Fort Macleod
- RCAF Station High River
- RCAF Station Lethbridge
- RCAF Detachment Lethbridge
- RCAF Detachment Netook
- RCAF Station Pearce
- RCAF Station Penhold
- RCAF Station Vulcan
- RCAF Station Wainwright
British Columbia
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- RCAF Station Abbotsford
- RCAF Station Alliford Bay
- RCAF Station Bella Bella
- RCAF Station Boundary Bay
- RCAF Station Coal Harbour
- RCAF Station Comox
- RCAF Station Dog Creek
- RCAF Station Fort Nelson
- RCAF Station Fort St. John
- RCAF Station Hope
- RCAF Station Holberg
- RCAF Station Jericho Beach
- RCAF Station Midway
- RCAF Station Oliver
- RCAF Station Patricia Bay
- RCAF Station Penticton
- RCAF Station Port Hardy
- RCAF Station Prince George
- RCAF Station Prince Rupert
- RCAF Station Princeton
- RCAF Station Sea Island
- RCAF Station Smithers
- RCAF Station Terrace
- RCAF Station Tofino
- RCAF Station Quesnel
- RCAF Station Ucluelet
Manitoba
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- RCAF Station Brandon
- RCAF Station Carberry
- RCAF Station Dauphin
- RCAF Station Gimli
- RCAF Station Macdonald
- RCAF Station Neepawa
- RCAF Station Paulson
- RCAF Station Portage la Prairie
- RCAF Station Rivers, Canadian Joint Air Training Command (CJATC) New Sarum
- RCAF Station Souris
- RCAF Station Virden
- RCAF Station Winnipeg
- RCAF Detachment Winnipeg
New Brunswick
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Nova Scotia
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- RCAF Station Dartmouth
- RCAF Station Debert
- RCAF Station Greenwood
- RCAF Station Halifax
- RCAF Station Maitland
- RCAF Aerodrome New Glasgow & Trenton<ref name=Handbook>Staff Writer c.1942, p. 22</ref>
- RCAF Station Stanley
- RCAF Station Shelburne
- RCAF Station Sydney
- RCAF Station Yarmouth
- Sydney River Base (Sydney River, Nova Scotia)
- Kelly Beach (North Sydney, Nova Scotia)
Ontario
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- RCAF Detachment Alliston
- RCAF Detachment Armstrong Station
- RCAF Station Aylmer
- RCAF Station Arnprior
- RCAF Station Belleville
- RCAF Station Brantford
- RCAF Station Camp Borden
- RCAF Detachment Cayuga
- RCAF Station Centralia
- RCAF Station Clinton
- RCAF Station Crumlin
- RCAF Station Deseronto
- RCAF Station Dunnville
- RCAF Detachment Edenvale
- RCAF Station Edgar
- RCAF Station Fingal
- RCAF Station Guelph
- RCAF Station Hagersville
- RCAF Station Hamilton
- RCAF Station Jarvis
- RCAF Detachment Kapuskasing
- RCAF Station Kingston
- RCAF Station Leaside
- RCAF Station London
- RCAF Detachment Malton
- RCAF Station Mountain View
- RCAF Station North Bay
- RCAF Station Oshawa
- RCAF Station Pendleton
- RCAF Station Picton
- RCAF Station Port Albert
- RCAF Station Rockcliffe
- RCAF Station Trenton
- RCAF Station Uplands
- RCAF Detachment Welland
Prince Edward Island
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Quebec
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- RCAF Station Bagotville
- RCAF Station Parent
- RCAF Station Gaspé
- RCAF Station Lachine
- RCAF Station Mont-Joli
- RCAF Station Montreal
- RCAF Station Sept-Îles
- RCAF Station St Hubert
- RCAF Station St Jean
- RCAF Station Victoriaville
- RCAF Detachment Montreal
- RCAF Detachment Megantic
Saskatchewan
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- RCAF Station Assiniboia
- RCAF Station Caron
- RCAF Station Dafoe
- RCAF Station Davidson
- RCAF Station Estevan
- RCAF Station Moose Jaw
- RCAF Station Mossbank
- RCAF Station North Battleford
- RCAF Station Prince Albert
- RCAF Station Regina
- RCAF Station Saskatoon
- RCAF Station Swift Current
- RCAF Station Yorkton
- RCAF Station Weyburn
Non-Canadian North American operating locations
Alaska
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- Annette Island Army Airfield
- Fort Glenn Army Airfield (Umnak)
- Kiska Army Airfield
- Elmendorf Army Airfield (Anchorage)
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
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- RAF Acklington
- RAF Andover
- RAF Ashford
- RAF Baginton
- RAF Balderton
- RAF Bassingbourn
- RAF Beaulieu
- RAF Biggin Hill
- RAF Bircham Newton
- RAF Blakehill Farm
- RAF Bradwell Bay
- RAF Burn
- RAF Castle Camps
- RAF Catterick
- RAF Charmy Down
- RAF Chivenor
- RAF Coleby Grange
- RAF Colerne
- RAF Croft
- RAF Croydon
- RAF Dalton
- RAF Davidstow Moor
- RAF Debden
- RAF Digby
- RAF Dishforth
- RAF Docking
- RAF Down Ampney
- RAF Driffield
- RAF Dunsfold
- RAF East Moor
- RAF Eastchurch
- RAF Exeter
- RAF Ford
- RAF Friston
- RAF Funtington
- RAF Gatwick
- RAF Gransden Lodge
- RAF Gravesend
- RAF Hartford Bridge
- RAF Harrowbeer
- RAF Halton
- RAF Hawkinge
- RAF Headcorn
- RAF High Post
- RAF Holmsley South
- RAF Hornchurch
- RAF Horne
- RAF Hunsdon
- RAF Hurn/Bournemouth
- RAF Kenley
- RAF Lashenden
- RAF Leeming
- RAF Lindholme
- RAF Linton-on-Ouse
- RAF Lympne
- RAF Manston
- RAF Martlesham Heath
- RAF Merston
- RAF Middle Wallop
- RAF Middleton St. George
- RAF Mildenhall
- RAF Molesworth
- RAF North Coates
- RAF North Luffenham
- RAF North Weald
- RAF Odiham
- RAF Old Sarum
- RAF Penshurst
- RAF Perranporth
- RAF Pocklington
- RAF Portreath
- RAF Predannack
- RAF Redhill
- RAF Scorton
- RAF Skipton-on-Swale
- RAF Southend
- RAF St Eval
- RAF Staplehurst
- RAF Strubby
- RAF Syerston
- RAF Tangmere
- RAF Topcliffe
- RAF Tempsford
- RAF Ternhill
- RAF Tholthorpe
- RAF Thorney Island
- RAF Trebulzue
- RAF Waddington
- RAF Warmwood
- RAF Wellingore
- RAF West Malling
- RAF Westhampnett
- RAF Weston Zoyland
- RAF Winkleigh
- RAF Wittering
- RAF Wombleton
- RAF Woodchurch
- RAF Zeals
Northern Ireland
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Scotland
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- RAF Peterhead
- RAF Prestwick
- RAF Skeabrae
- RAF Skitten
- RAF Stranraer
- RAF Sullom Voe
- RAF Sumburgh
- RAF Tain
- RAF Wick
Wales
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Northern Europe operating locations
Belgium
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Denmark
France
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- 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
- 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
Germany
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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
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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- Rabat-Sale, Morocco
- Ben Gardane, Tunisia
- Goubrine South, Tunisia
- Hani East Landing Ground, Tunisia
- Kairouan/Zina, Tunisia
- Kairouan/Pavilllier, Tunisia
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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- RCAF Station Rivers Canadian Joint Air Training Command (CJATC) New Sarum
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.<ref>The DEW LINE Sites in Canada, Alaska & Greenland</ref>
Yukon
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Northwest Territories
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- Tununuk Camp
- Tuktoyaktuk
- Atkinson Point
- Nicholson Peninsula
- Horton River
- Cape Parry
- Pearce Point
- Clinton Point
- Clifton Point
- Cape Young
- Bernard Harbour
- Lady Franklin Point
- Ross Point
- Byron Bay
- Cape Peel
- Cambridge Bay
- Sturt Point
- Jenny Lind Island
- Hat Island
- Gladman Point
- Matheson Point
- Shepherd Bay
- Simpson Lake
- Pelly Bay
- Keith Bay
- Mackar Inlet
- Scarpa Lake
- Hall Beach
- Rowley Island
- Bray Island
- Longstaff Bluff
- Nudluardjuk Lake
- Dewar Lakes
- Ekalugad
- Cape Hooper
- Kivitoo
- Broughton Island
- Durban Island
- Cape Dyer
- Brevoort Island
- Resolution Island
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
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- Cartwright Air Station
- Cape Makkovik Air Station
- Cut Throat Island Air Station
- Elliston Ridge Air Station
- Fox Harbour Air Station
- RCAF Station Gander
- RCAF Station Goose Bay
- Hopedale Air Station
- La Scie Air Station
- Melville Air Station
- Red Cliff Air Station
- RCAF Station Saglek
- Saint Anthony Air Station
- RCAF Station St. John's
- Spotted Island Air Station
- Stephenville Air Station
Nova Scotia
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Northwest Territories
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Ontario
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- RCAF Station Lowther
- RCAF Station Moosonee
- RCAF Station Pagwa
- RCAF Station Ramore
- RCAF Station Sioux Lookout
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