Canadian NORAD Region Forward Operating Locations

Canadian NORAD Region (CANR) Forward Operating Locations (FOLs) were created under the North American Air Defence Modernization (NAADM) program authorized at the Shamrock Summit held in Quebec City on March 18, 1985. The locations are maintained by the Canadian Department of National Defence. The NAADM program was authorized by the Canada-United States Memorandum of Understanding signed by Prime Minister Mulroney and Ronald Reagan at the summit. The purpose of these upgraded facilities was to ensure adequate facilities existed for NORAD to defend the Northern Canadian frontier. Accommodations for up to six fighters in hangars were built, space for up to 200 support personnel, and storage facilities. Five locations were originally investigated, but only four locations were built.[1][2]

Locations

Site	Location
FOL Yellowknife	62.45131°N 114.4501°W / 62.45131; -114.4501
FOL Rankin Inlet	62.80563°N 92.1098°W / 62.80563; -92.1098
FOL Iqaluit	63.75107°N 68.5534°W / 63.75107; -68.5534
FOL Inuvik	68.30740°N 133.47022°W / 68.30740; -133.47022
FOL Kuujjuaq (Fort Chimo)	Cancelled

References

DM Jurkowski (1997). A History of the Air Defence of Canada 1948-1997. The NBC Group. ISBN 0-9681973-0-2.
Pigott, Peter (2011). "On guard for thee". Wings. Archived from the original on 2014-07-14. Retrieved 2013-09-08. The air force, in conjunction with NORAD, also maintains four Forward Operating Locations (FOLs) where it can pre-deploy CF-18 Hornet fighter aircraft in response to, or anticipation of, unwelcome activity. The FOLs are located in Inuvik and Yellowknife, N.W.T., and in Iqaluit and Rankin Inlet, Nunavut. They provide all the necessary infrastructure and supplies to support the air force's fighter aircraft in these remote and isolated regions.

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[1] DM Jurkowski (1997). A History of the Air Defence of Canada 1948-1997. The NBC Group. ISBN 0-9681973-0-2.

[2] Pigott, Peter (2011). "On guard for thee". Wings. Archived from the original on 2014-07-14. Retrieved 2013-09-08. The air force, in conjunction with NORAD, also maintains four Forward Operating Locations (FOLs) where it can pre-deploy CF-18 Hornet fighter aircraft in response to, or anticipation of, unwelcome activity. The FOLs are located in Inuvik and Yellowknife, N.W.T., and in Iqaluit and Rankin Inlet, Nunavut. They provide all the necessary infrastructure and supplies to support the air force's fighter aircraft in these remote and isolated regions.