RCAF Station Tofino
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| RCAF Station Tofino | |||||||||||
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| Part of Pinetree Line | |||||||||||
| British Columbia, Canada | |||||||||||
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| Type | Radar Station | ||||||||||
| Controlled by |  Royal Canadian Air Force | ||||||||||
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  RCAF Station Tofino | |||||||||||
| Coordinates | 49°04′55″N 125°46′51″W / 49.08194°N 125.78083°W | ||||||||||
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| Built by | Royal Canadian Air Force | ||||||||||
| In use | 1943-1945; 1955-1958 | ||||||||||
| Fate | Radar Station -Demolished Airfield - operated as Tofino Airport | ||||||||||
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| Identifiers | IATA: none, ICAO: none | ||||||||||
| Elevation | 65 ft (20 m) AMSL | ||||||||||
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RCAF Station Tofino (ADC ID: C-36) was a Second World War and Cold War-era Royal Canadian Air Force Radar station located in British Columbia. It was located 6 nautical miles (11 km; 6.9 mi) southeast of Tofino, British Columbia, Canada.
The site was developed during the early days of World War II and was opened in 1943 as a RCAF "Radio Detachment". The radar at the base was used to protect the Pacific coast from enemy attack. Due to the site's remote location it was equipped with its own airfield. The base was protected by a RCAF Squadron. The site was decommissioned in 1945. In 1955 the station was reopened again as a radar station in the Pinetree Line. The site was under the control of NORAD. The radar station was closed on 10 January 1958 and is now operated as the Tofino Airport.