Canadian Forces Base Borden ![]() 16 Wing Borden | |||||||||||
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![]() A CF-104 Starfighter on display at CFB Borden Military Museum | |||||||||||
Summary | |||||||||||
Airport type | Military | ||||||||||
Owner | Government of Canada | ||||||||||
Operator | Department of National Defence | ||||||||||
Location | Borden | ||||||||||
Built | 1916 | ||||||||||
Commander | Colonel Jonathan Michaud | ||||||||||
Occupants | No. 400 Squadron RCAF | ||||||||||
Time zone | EST (UTC−05:00) | ||||||||||
• Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC−04:00) | ||||||||||
Elevation AMSL | 729 ft / 222 m | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 44°16′18″N 079°54′45″W / 44.27167°N 79.91250°W | ||||||||||
Website | https://www.canada.ca/en/department-national-defence/services/bases-support-units/canadian-forces-base-borden.html | ||||||||||
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Source: Canada Flight Supplement[1] |
Canadian Forces Base Borden (also CFB Borden, French: Base des Forces canadiennes Borden or BFC Borden), formerly RCAF Station Camp Borden, is a large Canadian Forces base located in Ontario. The historic birthplace of the Royal Canadian Air Force,[2] CFB Borden is home to the largest training wing in the Canadian Armed Forces.[3] The base is run by Canadian Forces Support Training Group (CFSTG) and reports to the Canadian Defence Academy (CDA) in Kingston.