Structure of the Royal Canadian Air Force
This is the structure of the Royal Canadian Air Force, as of November 2020.
Headquarters, Royal Canadian Air Force
- Headquarters, Royal Canadian Air Force, at Major-General George R Pearkes Building, Ottawa[1]
Canadian Forces Aerospace Warfare Centre
- Headquarters, Canadian Forces Aerospace Warfare Centre, at CFB Trenton[4]
- 434 Operational Test and Evaluation Squadron, at CFB Trenton[5]
1 Canadian Air Division
- Headquarters, 1 Canadian Air Division, at CFB Winnipeg[6]
- 1 Wing Kingston, at CFB Kingston[7]
- 400 Tactical Helicopter Squadron, at CFB Borden, (CH-146 Griffon)[8]
- 403 Helicopter Operational Training Squadron, at CFB Gagetown, (CH-146 Griffon)[9]
- 408 Tactical Helicopter Squadron, at CFB Edmonton, (CH-146 Griffon)[10]
- 427 Special Operations Aviation Squadron, at CFB Petawawa, (CH-146 Griffon)[11]
- 430 Tactical Helicopter Squadron, at CFB Valcartier, (CH-146 Griffon)[12]
- 438 Tactical Helicopter Squadron, at CFB St. Hubert, (CH-146 Griffon)[13]
- 450 Tactical Helicopter Squadron, at CFB Petawawa, (CH-147F Chinook)[14]
- 3 Wing Bagotville, at CFB Bagotville[15]
- 3 Air Maintenance Squadron, at CFB Bagotville[16]
- 12 Radar Squadron, at CFB Bagotville[17]
- 425 Tactical Fighter Squadron, at CFB Bagotville, (CF-18 Hornet)[18]
- 433 Tactical Fighter Squadron, at CFB Bagotville, (CF-18 Hornet)[19]
- 439 Combat Support Squadron, at CFB Bagotville, (CH-146 Griffon)[20]
- 3 Wing Air Reserve Flight, at CFB Bagotville[21]
- Canadian NORAD Region Forward Operating Location Iqaluit
- 4 Wing Cold Lake, at CFB Cold Lake[22]
- 1 Air Maintenance Squadron, at CFB Cold Lake[23]
- 10 Field Technical Training Squadron, at CFB Cold Lake[24]
- 42 Radar Squadron, at CFB Cold Lake, (AN/TPS-70)[25]
- 401 Tactical Fighter Squadron, at CFB Cold Lake, (CF-18 Hornet)[26]
- 409 Tactical Fighter Squadron, at CFB Cold Lake, (CF-18 Hornet)[27]
- 410 Tactical Fighter Operational Training Squadron, at CFB Cold Lake, (CF-18 Hornet)[28]
- 417 Combat Support Squadron, at CFB Cold Lake, (CH-146 Griffon)[29]
- 419 Tactical Fighter Training Squadron, at CFB Cold Lake, (CT-155 Hawk)[30]
- 4 Wing Air Reserve Flight, at CFB Cold Lake
- Canadian NORAD Region Forward Operating Location Inuvik, at Inuvik (Mike Zubko) Airport[31]
- Canadian NORAD Region Forward Operating Location Yellowknife, at Yellowknife Airport[32]
- 5 Wing Goose Bay, at CFB Goose Bay[33]
- 444 Combat Support Squadron, at CFB Goose Bay, (CH-146 Griffons)[34]
- 5 Wing Air Reserve Flight, at CFB Goose Bay
- Canadian NORAD Region Forward Operating Location Goose Bay[35]
- 8 Wing Trenton, at CFB Trenton[36]
- 2 Air Movements Squadron, at CFB Trenton[37]
- 8 Air Maintenance Squadron, at CFB Trenton[38]
- 412 Transport Squadron, at Ottawa International Airport, (CC-144 Challenger)[39]
- 424 Transport and Rescue Squadron, at CFB Trenton, (C-130H Hercules, CH-146 Griffon)[40]
- 426 Transport Training Squadron, at CFB Trenton[41]
- 429 Transport Squadron, at CFB Trenton, (CC-177 Globemaster III)[42]
- 436 Transport Squadron, at CFB Trenton, (CC-130J Super Hercules)[43]
- 437 Transport Squadron, at CFB Trenton, (CC-150 Polaris)[44]
- 440 Transport Squadron, at Yellowknife Airport, (CC-138 DHC-6 Twin Otter[45]
- 8 Air Wing Reserve Flight, at CFB Trenton
- Multi-Engine Utility Flight, at CFB Trenton, (King Air BE350)
- Canadian Forces Station Alert, at Ellesmere Island[46]
- Canadian Army Advanced Warfare Centre, at CFB Trenton[47]
- Joint Rescue Coordination Centre Trenton, at CFB Trenton[48]
- Search and Rescue Network Operations Communications Centre, at CFB Trenton
- 9 Wing Gander, at CFB Gander[49]
- 103 Search and Rescue Squadron, at CFB Gander, (CH-149 Cormorant)[50]
- 9 Wing Reserve Flight, at CFB Gander
- Air Reserve Flight Detachment Torbay, at CFS St. John's
- 12 Wing Shearwater, at Shearwater Heliport[51]
- 12 Air Maintenance Squadron, at Shearwater Heliport[52]
- 406 Maritime Operational Training Squadron, at Shearwater Heliport, (CH-148 Cyclone)[53]
- 423 Maritime Helicopter Squadron, at Shearwater Heliport, (CH-148 Cyclone)[54]
- 443 Maritime Helicopter Squadron, at Patricia Bay, (CH-148 Cyclone)[55]
- 12 Wing Air Reserve Flight, at Shearwater Heliport
- 14 Wing Greenwood, at CFB Greenwood[56]
- 14 Air Maintenance Squadron, at CFB Greenwood[57]
- 14 Construction Engineering Squadron, at Bridgewater<ref="reserve">"RCAF Reserve Contact Details". Retrieved 3 November 2020.</ref>
- 404 Long Range Patrol and Training Squadron, at CFB Greenwood[58]
- 405 Long Range Patrol Squadron, at CFB Greenwood, (CP-140 Aurora)[59]
- 413 Transport and Rescue Squadron, at CFB Greenwood, (C-130 Hercules, CH-149 Cormorant)[60]
- 415 Long Range Patrol Force Development Squadron, at CFB Greenwood[58]
- 14 Wing Air Reserve Flight, at CFB Greenwood
- 91 Construction Engineering Flight, at CFB Gander
- 143 Construction Engineering Flight, at Lunenburg
- 144 Construction Engineering Flight, at Pictou
- 17 Wing Winnipeg, at CFB Winnipeg[61]
- 402 "City of Winnipeg" Squadron, at CFB Winnipeg[62]
- 17 Wing Air Reserve Flight, at CFB Winnipeg
- Royal Canadian Air Force Band, at CFB Winnipeg[63]
- 19 Wing Comox, at CFB Comox[64]
- 19 Air Maintenance Squadron, at CFB Comox[65]
- 407 Long Range Patrol Squadron, at CFB Comox, (CP-140 Aurora)[66]
- 418 Search and Rescue Operational Training Squadron, at CFB Comox[67]
- 435 "Chinthe" Transport and Rescue Squadron, at CFB Comox, (C-130H Hercules)[68]
- 442 Transport and Rescue Squadron, at CFB Comox, (DHC-5 Buffalo, CH-149 Cormorant)[69]
- 19 Wing Air Reserve Flight, at CFB Comox
- 192 Construction Engineering Flight, at Abbotsford
- Canadian Forces School of Search and Rescue, at CFB Comox[70]
- 22 Wing North Bay, at CFB North Bay[71]
- 21 Aerospace Control and Warning Squadron, at CFB North Bay[72]
- 51 Aerospace Control and Warning Operational Training Squadron, at CFB North Bay[73]
- 22 Wing Air Reserve Flight, at CFB North Bay
- Detachment 2, First Air Force (USAF), at CFB North Bay
- 1 Wing Kingston, at CFB Kingston[7]
2 Canadian Air Division
- Headquarters, 2 Canadian Air Division, at CFB Winnipeg[74]
- Canadian Forces Aircrew Selection Centre, at CFB Trenton[75]
- 15 Wing Moose Jaw, at CFB Moose Jaw[76]
- 2 Canadian Forces Flying Training School, at CFB Moose Jaw, (CT-155 Hawk, CT-156 Harvard II)[77]
- 3 Canadian Forces Flying Training School, at Southport Aerospace Centre, (Grob G 120A, Bell CH-139, CH-146 Griffon)[78]
- 15 Air Traffic Control Squadron, at CFB Moose Jaw
- 431 Air Demonstration Squadron (Snowbirds), at CFB Moose Jaw, (CT-114 Tutor)[79]
- 16 Wing Borden, at CFB Borden[80]
- 16 Wing Air Reserve Flight, at CFB Borden
- Royal Canadian Air Force Academy, at CFB Borden[81]
- Canadian Forces School of Aerospace Technology and Engineering, at CFB Borden[82]
- Canadian Forces School of Aerospace Control Operations, at Cornwall[83]
Air Force Expeditionary Capability
- 2 Wing Bagotville, at CFB Bagotville[84]
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