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| Canadian Forces Base Goose Bay is a Canadian Forces Base located in the town of Happy Valley-Goose Bay, Newfoundland and Labrador.
It is operated as an air force base by Canadian Forces Air Command and is the site of NATO tactical flight training in Canada and is home to permanent detachments from the Luftwaffe (Germany) and the Aeronautica Militare (Italy), as well as hosting temporary training deployments from the Royal Air Force (United Kingdom) and the Royal Netherlands Air Force. The base also serves as a forward operating base for CF-18 interceptors. Its primary lodger unit is 5 Wing.
CFB Goose Bay's airfield is also used by civilian aircraft, with civilian operations at the base referring to the facility as Goose Bay Airport. The airport is classifed as an airport of entry by NAV CANADA and is staffed by the Canada Border Services Agency. CBSA officers at this airport currently can handle general aviation aircraft only, with no more than 15 passengers.
CFB Goose Bay has been designated as an alternate emergency landing site for NASA space shuttle launches because of its strategic location along the launch trajectory and its long runways.
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