CFB Goose Bay/Goose Bay Airport

Canada / Newfoundland and Labrador / Happy Valley-Goose Bay /
 airport, military airbase, military, Canadian Forces Base (CFB)
IATA: YYR
ICAO: CYYR

Home of 5 Wing, Canadian Forces Air Command, and the airport for the Goose Bay-Happy Valley region.


www.airforce.forces.gc.ca/5wing/about_us/index_e.asp
www.goosebayairport.com/index1.htm
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CFB_Goose_Bay
Nearby cities:
Coordinates:   53°18'55"N   60°25'49"W

Comments

  • In the early days of propeller-driven trans-Atlantic flights, either Goose Bay or Gander (Newfoundland) was a required refueling stop on trips between the USA and Europe.
  • ...and then either Reykjavik or Keflavik, in Iceland. the longest over-ocean flight then was about 1800 miles, i think.
  • I was tdy here in winter 77 from Pease AFB. We'ed go from barracks to chow hall to bowling alley to NCO club through underground tunnels.NCO club always had a rock band.Flight line was freezing cold. Coldest I ever seen.USAF had KC-135's on alert.At 22 yrs old I had a good time anyway.Northern lights were amazing.
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