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Canadian Forces Base Winnipeg (CFB Winnipeg; IATA: YWG, ICAO: CYWG) is a Royal Canadian Air Force base located within the City of Winnipeg, Manitoba. Co-located at the Winnipeg James Armstrong Richardson International Airport, CFB Winnipeg is home to many flight operations support divisions, as well as several training schools. Its primary RCAF lodger unit is 17 Wing, commonly referred to as 17 Wing Winnipeg. One of the facilities at CFB Winnipeg is the Billy Bishop Building which houses the headquarters of 1 Canadian Air Division (1 CAD) as well as the headquarters of Canadian North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) Region.

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CFB Winnipeg
Intersite Road, Winnipeg St. James–Brooklands–Weston

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N 49.91 ° E -97.24 °
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Winnipeg James Armstrong Richardson International Airport (Winnipeg International Airport)

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R3J 0Z3 Winnipeg, St. James–Brooklands–Weston
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Winnipeg James Armstrong Richardson International Airport
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Winnipeg James Armstrong Richardson International Airport (commonly known as Winnipeg International Airport or Winnipeg Airport) (IATA: YWG, ICAO: CYWG) is a Transport Canada designated international airport located in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. It is the seventh busiest airport in Canada by passenger traffic, serving 3,031,113 passengers in 2022, and the 11th busiest airport by aircraft movements. It is a hub for passenger airlines Calm Air, Perimeter Airlines, and cargo airline Cargojet. It is also a focus city for WestJet, as well as an operating base for Flair Airlines. The airport is co-located with Canadian Forces Base Winnipeg. YWG covers a total of about 1,370 hectares (3,385 acres) of airport property.An important transportation hub within Manitoba, Winnipeg International Airport serves as the primary airport for a large area that includes parts of neighbouring Northwestern Ontario and Nunavut. The airport is operated by Winnipeg Airports Authority as part of Transport Canada's National Airports System and is one of eight Canadian airports that has U.S. border pre-clearance facilities. Daily non-stop flights operate from Winnipeg International Airport to destinations across Canada as well as to the United States, Mexico, and the Caribbean. The airport also serves numerous small remote communities in Northern Manitoba, Northwestern Ontario, and Nunavut through regularly scheduled flights.