Foreign Military Training Goose Bay

The Foreign Military Training Goose Bay (FMTGB) office actively promotes and coordinates the international use of the world-class training facilities and large low-level training area (LLTA) available at Goose Bay, Newfoundland and Labrador. The low-level training is conducted with the protection of the environment in mind.

This Web site focuses on the environment programs and provides information on mitigation measures in use. A mitigation program is in place to minimize potentially harmful impacts on the environment that might result from military flying activity.

Our Mission

To provide world-class training opportunities to foreign militaries.

The Freedom to Fly

• spectacular terrain in vast uncontrolled airspace
• coastal approaches
• diverse landscapes
• day and night operations

Goose Bay: Proud History, Strategic Location

• A major meeting place for NATO aircrew to fly together
• A key transit base for transport and tactical aircraft from Europe and the U.S.
• A centre of excellence for air and land forces training since 1941

Goose Bay Today: World-Class Military Training Facilities

• ISO 14001 Environmental Management
• Runways of 9600 ft and 11 000 ft
• Secondary landing site for the NASA Space Shuttle

The Flying Training Area

• 130,000 square km (35,000 square miles)
• Ultra-low-level flying training to 100 feet Above Ground Level (AGL)
• High-level airspace to FL 600
• Night Vision Goggles (NVG) operations including NVG intercept training
• 60 target complexes for fighter strike training
• Infrared significant and radar reflective targets
• Chaff and flares
• Supersonic Flight areas
• 27 laser designation-training targets
• Joint air/land/maritime forces training opportunities
• Tactical transport flying and paradrops
• Low-level routes for tactical transport ingress
• All weather Terrain Following Radar (TFR) operations from takeoff to landing

Air-to-Ground Weapons Range

• Inert conventional and precision guided (laser) munitions up to 2,000 pounds
• Forward Air Control (FAC) training with a variable target spectrum
• Special Forces training and composite Special Force/Fighter operation

Expeditionary Forces

• Capacity for large-scale exercises
• Availability of air and sea deployment and support
• A tradition of multinational training operations
• Realistic deployment conditions in a variety of terrains

Environmental Training

• Arctic winter training and trials
• Summer desert-sand conditions

Special Forces Training

• Summer and winter training
• Live-fire ranges
• Parachute training
• Mountain flying
• Wilderness survival
• Urban operations
• Working with irregular/indigenous forces

Other Military Training Opportunities

• Sniper training in remote, unobserved areas
• Paradrops: personnel and equipment
• Aircrew survival/escape and evasion training
• Combat Search and Rescue (SAR)
• Summer and winter survival training in tundra and boreal forest

Mission Support Facilities

• Briefing/debriefing facilities for composite air operations
• Hangars for fighter and transport aircraft
• Locally based Combat Support/ SAR unit
• Test and evaluation support facilities
• Port access for joint operations training or logistical support

Excellent Accommodations, Meals and Facilities

• High-quality accommodations for more than
• 1,000 personnel
• Meals served in the Allied Forces Dining Hall
• Fully equipped fitness centre
• Golf course
• Winter sports opportunities (snowmobiling, skiing)
• Unmatched fishing opportuities
• Medical and dental facilities available

The Local Community: Happy Valley - Goose Bay

• A friendly community
• Hotels, restaurants, shopping, local Aboriginal crafts
• Wilderness tourism oppportunities and outfitters available
• Aboriginal peoples pursue traditional hunting and harvesting throughout the region
• Wildlife species abound