CFB Goose Bay

CFB Goose Bay
Goose Bay Airport; CFB Goose Bay; CFS Goose Bay; Goose Air Base
Goose Bay, Labrador in Canada
CFB Goose Bay Location in Newfoundland and Labrador
Coordinates	53°19′09″N 060°25′33″W / 53.31917°N 60.42583°W / 53.31917; -60.42583Coordinates: 53°19′09″N 060°25′33″W / 53.31917°N 60.42583°W / 53.31917; -60.42583
Type	Military Air Base / Civilian Airport
Site information
Owner	Government of Canada
Operator	Royal Canadian Air Force 1941 (1941) - present  United States Air Force 1942 (1942) - 1976 (1976)
Civilian Operator	Goose Bay Airport Corporation
Website	www.airforce.forces.gc.ca/5w-5e/index-eng.asp Goose Bay Airport
Site history
Built	1941 (1941) - 1943 (1943)
Built by	Royal Canadian Air Force  United States Air Force
In use	1941 (1941) - present
Garrison information
Current commander	Lieutenant-Colonel Luc Sabourin, Wing Commander
Occupants	444 Combat Support Squadron 1993 (1993) - Present 5 Wing Air Reserve Flight
Airfield information
Identifiers	IATA: YYR, ICAO: CYYR, WMO: 71816
Elevation	160 ft (49 m) AMSL
Runways Direction Length and surface 08/26 11,051 ft (3,368 m) Concrete with asphalt overlay 16/34 9,580 ft (2,920 m) Concrete with asphalt overlay
Hosted deployments of units from: Royal Air Force (United Kingdom) 1942–2005 Luftwaffe (Germany) 1980-2005 United States Air Force 1942-1976 Aeronautica Militare (Italy) 2001-2005 Royal Netherlands Air Force 1985-2005

Hosted deployments of units from:
Royal Air Force (United Kingdom) 1942–2005
Luftwaffe (Germany) 1980-2005
United States Air Force 1942-1976
Aeronautica Militare (Italy) 2001-2005

Canadian Forces Base Goose Bay (IATA: YYR, ICAO: CYYR), commonly referred to as CFB Goose Bay, is a Canadian Forces Base located in the municipality of Happy Valley-Goose Bay in the province of Newfoundland and Labrador. It is operated as an air force base by the Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF). Its primary RCAF lodger unit is 5 Wing, commonly referred to as 5 Wing Goose Bay.