List of DEW Line Sites

The Distant Early Warning Line, also known as the DEW Line or Early Warning Line, was a system of radar stations in the far northern Arctic region of Canada, with additional stations along the North Coast and Aleutian Islands of Alaska, in addition to the Faroe Islands, Greenland, and Iceland. It was set up to detect incoming Soviet bombers during the Cold War, and provide early warning for a land based invasion.

Key

The sites

Site Code Lat/Long Site Type Geographical name (associated station) State
Province
Territory
Significant dates Notes
COB 1 52°57′35″N 168°52′03″W / 52.95972°N 168.86750°W Aleutian DEW LRR Nikolski (Nikolski Air Station) AK DEW operations ceased 30 September 1969 N/A NWS
COB 2 53°58′28″N 166°54′18″W / 53.97444°N 166.90500°W Aleutian DEW LRR Driftwood Bay (Driftwood Bay Air Force Station Airfield) AK DEW operations ceased 30 September 1969 N/A NWS
LIZ-1 68°52′12″N 166°09′00″W / 68.87000°N 166.15000°W DEW "UNK" site Cape Lisburne (Cape Lisburne Air Force Station) AK N/A NWS
COB 3 54°35′32″N 164°52′34″W / 54.59222°N 164.87611°W Aleutian DEW LRR Cape Sarichef (Cape Sarichef Airport) AK DEW operations ceased 30 September 1969 N/A NWS
LIZ-2 69°01′27″N 163°51′26″W / 69.02417°N 163.85722°W DEW Aux / NWS LRR Point Lay (Point Lay LRRS Airport) AK NWS site established 1989/1990
Site deactivated 1994
LIZ-A 69°01′27″N 163°51′25″W / 69.02417°N 163.85694°W DEW "I" site Cape Sabine (Cape Sabine DEW Line Station) AK "I" site operations ceased 1963 N/A NWS
COB M 55°15′49″N 162°53′08″W / 55.26361°N 162.88556°W Aleutian DEW LRR Cold Bay (Cold Bay Air Force Station) AK DEW operations ceased 30 September 1969 N/A NWS
LIZ-B 70°17′23″N 161°54′40″W / 70.28972°N 161.91111°W DEW "I" site Icy Cape (Icy Cape DEW Line Station) AK "I" site operations ceased 1963 N/A NWS
COB 4 55°58′41″N 160°30′01″W / 55.97806°N 160.50028°W Aleutian DEW LRR Port Moller (Port Moller Airport) AK DEW operations ceased 30 September 1969 N/A NWS
LIZ-3 70°36′37″N 159°52′12″W / 70.61028°N 159.87000°W DEW Aux / NWS SRR Wainwright (Wainwright Airport) AK NWS site established 1994
DEW operations ceased April 1995
Closed 2007 due to soil erosion & budget concerns
COB 5 56°58′38″N 158°39′09″W / 56.97722°N 158.65250°W Aleutian DEW LRR Port Heiden (Port Heiden Airport) AK DEW operations ceased 30 September 1969 N/A NWS - converted to an Aircraft Control and Warning radar station
A height-finder radar was added
LIZ-C 70°48′29″N 158°15′32″W / 70.80806°N 158.25889°W DEW "I" site Peard Bay (Peard Bay DEW Line Station) AK "I" site operations ceased 1963 N/A NWS
POW-MAIN 71°19′38″N 156°38′10″W / 71.32722°N 156.63611°W DEW Main / NWS LRR Point Barrow (Point Barrow Long Range Radar Site) AK NWS site established 1989/1990
POW-A 71°03′26″N 154°43′39″W / 71.05722°N 154.72750°W DEW "I" site Cape Simpson AK "I" site operations ceased 1963 N/A NWS
POW-1 70°54′37″N 153°14′23″W / 70.91028°N 153.23972°W DEW Aux / NWS SRR Lonely (Point Lonely Short Range Radar Site) AK DEW operations ceased October 1990
NWS site established 1994|
POW-B 70°34′36″N 152°15′56″W / 70.57667°N 152.26556°W DEW "I" site Kogru AK "I" site operations ceased 1963 N/A NWS
POW-2 70°29′54″N 149°53′22″W / 70.49833°N 149.88944°W DEW Aux / NWS LRR Oliktok Point (Oliktok Long Range Radar Site) AK NWS site established 1989/1990
AGE-X 61°10′29″N 149°51′26″W / 61.17472°N 149.85722°W DEW Rear Comm. Anchorage AK Operations ceased 1963 N/A NWS
POW-C 70°24′10″N 148°40′46″W / 70.40278°N 148.67944°W DEW "I" site Point McIntyre AK "I" site operations ceased 1963 N/A NWS
POW-3 70°10′34″N 146°51′19″W / 70.17611°N 146.85528°W DEW Aux / NWS SRR Flaxman Island a.k.a. Bullen Point AK DEW operations ceased April 1995
NWS site established 1994
Site is physically located at Bullen Point
Closed 2007 due to soil erosion and budget concerns
POW-D 69°58′29″N 144°50′09″W / 69.97472°N 144.83583°W DEW "I" site Brownlow Point AK "I" site operations ceased 1963 N/A NWS
Site located 1.3 mi (2.1 km) SE Collinson Point
BAR-MAIN 70°07′49″N 143°38′21″W / 70.13028°N 143.63917°W DEW Main / NWS LRR Barter Island (Barter Island LRRS Airport) AK NWS site established 15 November 1990 Local community name: Kaktovik
BAR-A 69°53′11″N 142°18′43″W / 69.88639°N 142.31194°W DEW "I" site Demarcation Bay a.k.a. Nuvagapak Point AK "I" site operations ceased 1963 N/A NWS
Site physically located at Nuvagapak Point
BAR-1 69°35′41″N 140°10′41″W / 69.59472°N 140.17806°W DEW Aux / NWS SRR Komakuk Beach YT DEW operations ceased 4 August 1993
NWS site established October 1990
BAR-B 69°19′49″N 138°44′13″W / 69.33028°N 138.73694°W DEW "I" site / NWS SRR Stokes Point YT "I" site operations ceased 1963
NWS site established July 1991
BAR-2 68°55′22″N 137°15′38″W / 68.92278°N 137.26056°W DEW Aux / NWS LRR Shingle Point YT DEW operations ceased June 1989
NWS site established June 1989
BAR-C 69°00′21″N 134°40′05″W / 69.00583°N 134.66806°W DEW "I" site Tununuk Camp NT "I" site operations ceased 1963 N/A NWS
BAR-BA 3 68°53′39″N 133°56′31″W / 68.89417°N 133.94194°W NWS SRR Storm Hills NT NWS site established November 1990 N/A DEW
BAR-3 69°26′35″N 132°59′55″W / 69.44306°N 132.99861°W DEW Aux / NWS SRR Tuktoyaktuk (Tuktoyaktuk/James Gruben Airport) NT DEW operations ceased 13 September 1993
NWS site established September 1990
BAR-D 69°55′59″N 131°25′54″W / 69.93306°N 131.43167°W DEW "I" site Atkinson Point NT "I" site operations ceased 1963 N/A NWS
BAR-DA 1 69°36′15″N 130°53′37″W / 69.60417°N 130.89361°W NWS SRR Liverpool Bay NT NWS site established November 1990 N/A DEW
BAR-4 69°55′27″N 128°58′24″W / 69.92417°N 128.97333°W DEW Aux / NWS SRR Nicholson Peninsula NT DEW operations ceased 9 September 1993
NWS site established October 1990
BAR-E 70°00′59″N 126°56′35″W / 70.01639°N 126.94306°W DEW "I" site / NWS SRR Horton River a.k.a. Malloch Hills NT "I" site operations ceased 1963
NWS site established June 1991
PIN-MAIN 70°10′17″N 124°43′30″W / 70.17139°N 124.72500°W DEW Main / NWS LRR Cape Parry NT DEW operations ceased August 1989
NWS site established August 1989
PIN-A 69°48′55″N 122°43′02″W / 69.81528°N 122.71722°W DEW "I" site Pierce Point NT "I" site operations ceased 1963 N/A NWS
NEL-X 58°48′21″N 122°41′38″W / 58.80583°N 122.69389°W DEW Rear Comm. Fort Nelson BC Operations ceased 1963 N/A NWS
PIN-1BD 69°40′22″N 121°40′19″W / 69.67278°N 121.67194°W NWS SRR Keats Point NT NWS site established July 1991 N/A DEW
PIN-1 69°35′00″N 120°44′46″W / 69.58333°N 120.74611°W DEW Aux Clinton Point NT DEW operations ceased 3 September 1993 N/A NWS
PIN-1BG 69°16′00″N 119°13′00″W / 69.26667°N 119.21667°W NWS SRR Croker River NU NWS site established August 1991 N/A DEW
PIN-B 69°12′56″N 118°38′11″W / 69.21556°N 118.63639°W DEW "I" site Clifton Point NU "I" site operations ceased 1963 N/A NWS
PIN-2A 68°50′10″N 116°58′05″W / 68.83611°N 116.96806°W NWS SRR Harding River NU NWS site established September 1991 N/A DEW
PIN-2 68°56′08″N 116°56′10″W / 68.93556°N 116.93611°W DEW Aux Cape Young NU DEW operations ceased 31 August 1993 N/A NWS
PIN-CB 68°45′19″N 114°56′21″W / 68.75528°N 114.93917°W NWS SRR Bernard Harbour NU NWS site established September 1991 N/A DEW
Site is 3.3 mi (5.3 km) SW of DEW site.
PIN-C 68°46′55″N 114°50′01″W / 68.78194°N 114.83361°W DEW "I" site Bernard Harbour NU "I" site operations ceased 1963 N/A NWS
PIN-3 68°28′45″N 113°13′32″W / 68.47917°N 113.22556°W DEW Aux / NWS LRR Lady Franklin Point NU NWS site established June 1989
DEW operations ceased June 1989
Site burnt down 10 January 2000
PIN-D 68°32′10″N 111°11′55″W / 68.53611°N 111.19861°W DEW "I" site Ross Point NU "I" site operations ceased 1963 N/A NWS
WAT-X 56°27′00″N 111°02′00″W / 56.45000°N 111.03333°W DEW Rear Comm. Waterways a.k.a. Stoney Mountain AB Operations ceased 1964 N/A NWS
PIN-DA 68°29′09″N 110°51′50″W / 68.48583°N 110.86389°W NWS SRR Edinburgh Island NU NWS site established October 1991 N/A DEW
PIN-4 68°45′35″N 109°05′16″W / 68.75972°N 109.08778°W DEW Aux Byron Bay NU DEW operations ceased 21 August 1993 N/A NWS
PIN-EB 69°02′11″N 107°49′18″W / 69.03639°N 107.82167°W NWS SRR Cape Peel West NU NWS operations ceased October 1991 N/A DEW
PIN-E 69°02′41″N 107°19′33″W / 69.04472°N 107.32583°W DEW "I" site Cape Peel NU "I" site operations ceased 1963 N/A NWS
CAM-MAIN 69°06′58″N 105°07′08″W / 69.11611°N 105.11889°W DEW Main / NWS LRR/LSS Cambridge Bay (Cambridge Bay Airport) NU NWS site established September 1989
DEW operations ceased September 1989
Main transportation hub
CAM-A3A 68°57′47″N 103°45′34″W / 68.96306°N 103.75944°W NWS SRR Sturt Point NU NWS site established October 1991 N/A DEW
CAM-A 68°47′45″N 103°20′40″W / 68.79583°N 103.34444°W DEW "I" site Sturt Point NU "I" site operations ceased 1963 N/A NWS
CAM-1A 68°44′31″N 101°51′17″W / 68.74194°N 101.85472°W NWS SRR Jenny Lind Island NU NWS site established October 1990 N/A DEW
CAM-1 68°39′25″N 101°44′19″W / 68.65694°N 101.73861°W DEW Aux Jenny Lind Island NU DEW operations ceased 1992 N/A NWS
CAM-B 68°19′02″N 100°04′09″W / 68.31722°N 100.06917°W DEW "I" site / NWS SRR Hat Island NU "I" site operations ceased 1963
NWS site established September 1991
CAM-2 68°40′48″N 097°48′38″W / 68.68000°N 97.81056°W DEW Aux / NWS SRR Gladman Point NU NWS site established October 1990
DEW operations ceased
CAM-CB 68°38′39″N 095°52′10″W / 68.64417°N 95.86944°W NWS SRR Gjoa Haven (Gjoa Haven Airport) NU NWS site established October 1990 N/A DEW
CAM-C 68°52′09″N 095°09′27″W / 68.86917°N 95.15750°W DEW "I" site Matheson Point NU "I" site operations ceased 1963 N/A NWS
BIR-X 56°30′20″N 094°12′49″W / 56.50556°N 94.21361°W DEW Rear Comm. Bird MB Operations ceased 1963 N/A NWS
CAM-3 68°47′34″N 093°26′25″W / 68.79278°N 93.44028°W DEW Aux / NWS LRR Shepherd Bay NU NWS site established July 1989
DEW operations ceased July 1989
CAM-D 68°35′41″N 091°57′24″W / 68.59472°N 91.95667°W DEW "I" site / NWS SRR Simpson Lake a.k.a. Site 25 NU "I" site operations ceased 1963
NWS site established September 1991
SRR site approximately 34 mi (1.2 km) W of DEW site.
CAM-4 68°26′13″N 089°43′34″W / 68.43694°N 89.72611°W DEW Aux / NWS SRR Pelly Bay (Kugaaruk Airport) NU NWS site established September 1991
DEW operations ceased 1992
CAM-E 68°15′22″N 088°10′25″W / 68.25611°N 88.17361°W DEW "I" site Keith Bay NU "I" site operations ceased 1963 N/A NWS
CAM-5 68°18′03″N 085°40′29″W / 68.30083°N 85.67472°W DEW Aux Mackar Inlet NU DEW operations ceased 1992 N/A NWS
CAM-5A 69°39′13″N 085°31′04″W / 69.65361°N 85.51778°W NWS SRR Cape McLoughlin NU NWS site established July 1992 N/A DEW
CAM-FA 69°06′38″N 083°32′23″W / 69.11056°N 83.53972°W NWS SRR Lailor River NU NWS site established August 1992 N/A DEW
CAM-F 68°34′04″N 083°28′53″W / 68.56778°N 83.48139°W DEW "I" site Scarpa Lake a.k.a. Site 29 NU "I" site operations ceased 1963 N/A NWS
FOX-MAIN 68°45′39″N 081°13′35″W / 68.76083°N 81.22639°W DEW Main / NWS LRR/LSS Hall Beach a.k.a. Site 30 (Hall Beach Airport) NU NWS site established September 1989 DEW operations ceased September 1989 Main transportation hub
FOX-1 69°04′01″N 079°03′55″W / 69.06694°N 79.06528°W DEW Aux / NWS SRR Rowley Island NU NWS site established August 1991
FOX-A 69°13′26″N 077°13′48″W / 69.22389°N 77.23000°W DEW "I" site / NWS SRR Bray Island a.k.a. Site 32 NU "I" site operations ceased 1963
NWS site established August 1991
FOX-2 68°53′56″N 075°08′20″W / 68.89889°N 75.13889°W DEW Aux / NWS SRR Longstaff Bluff a.k.a. Site 33 NU NWS site established November 1990
DEW operations ceased 1991
DEW site coordinates - 68°53′59.60″N 75°08′43.52″W / 68.8998889°N 75.1454222°W
FOX-B 68°37′10″N 073°12′45″W / 68.61944°N 73.21250°W DEW "I" site / NWS SRR Nudluardjk Lake a.k.a. West Baffin NU "I" site operations ceased 1963
NWS site established October 1991
FOX-3 68°39′02″N 071°13′58″W / 68.65056°N 71.23278°W DEW Aux / NWS LRR Dewar Lakes NU NWS site established July 1989
DEW operations ceased July 1989
FOX-CA 68°38′51″N 069°07′47″W / 68.64750°N 69.12972°W N/A DEW / NWS SRR Kangok Fjord NU NWS site established September 1992
FOX-C 68°43′53″N 068°35′15″W / 68.73139°N 68.58750°W DEW "I" site Ekalugad NU "I" site operations ceased 1963 N/A NWS
FOX-4 68°28′21″N 066°48′01″W / 68.47250°N 66.80028°W DEW Aux / NWS SRR Cape Hooper a.k.a. Site 37 NU NWS site established December1990
DEW operations ceased 1991
FOX-D 67°57′58″N 064°54′28″W / 67.96611°N 64.90778°W DEW "I" site Kivitoo NU "I" site operations ceased 1963 N/A NWS
BAF-5 (RES-X) 61°35′47″N 064°38′20″W / 61.59639°N 64.63889°W DEW Rear Comm. / NWS SRR Resolution Island (CFS Resolution Island) NU NWS site established September 1991
Pinetree operations ceased November 1961
Former Pinetree Line site
BAF-4A 62°30′22″N 064°31′06″W / 62.50611°N 64.51833°W NWS SRR Loks Land NU NWS site established August 1992 N/A DEW
LAB-1 59°59′15″N 064°09′55″W / 59.98750°N 64.16528°W NWS SRR Cape Kakiviak NL NWS site established July 1992 N/A DEW
BAF-3 (RES-X-1) 63°20′24″N 064°09′29″W / 63.34000°N 64.15806°W DEW Rear Comm. / NWS LRR Brevoort Island NU NWS site established October 1988
FOX-5 67°32′05″N 063°47′10″W / 67.53472°N 63.78611°W DEW Aux / NWS SRR Broughton Island a.k.a. Qikiqtarjuaq a.k.a. Site 39 (Qikiqtarjuaq Airport) NU NWS site established December1990
DEW operations ceased 1991
SRR site, approximately 7 NM (13 km; 8.1 mi) SE of Qikiqtarjuaq
BAF-2 64°57′17″N 063°33′38″W / 64.95472°N 63.56056°W NWS SRR Cape Mercy NU NWS site established July 1992 N/A DEW
LAB-2 58°29′19″N 062°35′08″W / 58.48861°N 62.58556°W NWS LRR Saglek (CFS Saglek) NL NWS site established November 1988 N/A DEW - former Pinetree Line site.
FOX-E 67°05′00″N 062°12′59″W / 67.08333°N 62.21639°W DEW "I" site Durban Island NU "I" site operations ceased 1963 N/A NWS
LAB-3 57°08′07″N 061°28′32″W / 57.13528°N 61.47556°W NWS SRR Cape Kiglapait NL NWS site established August 1992 N/A DEW
DYE-MAIN 66°39′52″N 061°21′21″W / 66.66444°N 61.35583°W DEW Main / NWS LRR Cape Dyer a.k.a. Site 41 NU NWS site established August 1989
DEW operations ceased August 1989
Main communications hub
LAB-4 55°44′30″N 060°25′42″W / 55.74167°N 60.42833°W NWS SRR Big Bay NL NWS site established September 1992 N/A DEW
LAB-5 54°42′53″N 058°21′30″W / 54.71472°N 58.35833°W NWS SRR Tukialik NL NWS site established October 1992 N/A DEW
LAB-6 53°33′04″N 056°49′48″W / 53.55111°N 56.83000°W NWS LRR Cartwright (Cartwright Air Station) NL NWS site established November 1988
Pinetree operations ceased June 1968
N/A DEW - Former Pinetree Line site
DYE-1 66°38′03″N 052°52′12″W / 66.63417°N 52.87000°W DEW Aux Qaqqatoqaq near Sisimiut GL De-activated 1988 N/A NWS
DYE-2 66°29′30″N 046°18′19″W / 66.49167°N 46.30528°Wb DEW Aux Ice Cap 1 GL De-activated 1 October 1988 N/A NWS
DYE-3 65°10′57″N 043°49′10″W / 65.18250°N 43.81944°Wb DEW Aux Ice Cap 2 GL De-activated 1988 N/A NWS
DYE-4 65°31′39″N 037°09′34″W / 65.52750°N 37.15944°W DEW Aux Kulusuk Island GL De-activated 1991 N/A NWS - 24 September 1991 last American out
DYE-5 64°02′07″N 022°39′08″W / 64.03528°N 22.65222°W DEW LRR Rockville, a.k.a. H1 IS N/A NWS