Canadian Forces Base Valcartier
2nd Canadian Division Support Base Valcartier, formerly known as and commonly referred to as Canadian Forces Base Valcartier, is a Canadian Forces base located in the municipality of Saint-Gabriel-de-Valcartier, 8 nautical miles north northwest of Quebec City, Quebec, Canada.- Type: Heliport
- Description: Canadian Armed Forces base in Quebec, Canada
- Also known as: “2 CDSB Valcartier”, “2nd Canadian Division Support Base Valcartier”, “base de soutien de la 2e Division de Valcartier”, “base de soutien de la 2e Division du Canada, Valcartier”, “base des Forces canadiennes Valcartier”, “Base militaire de Valcartier”, “BFC Valcartier”, “BS 2 Div C Valcartier”, “camp Valcartier”, “Camp Valcartier”, “CFB Valcartier”, “CYOY”, “Garnison Valcartier”, “Unité de soutien de secteur Valcartier”, “Val-Cartier”, “YOY”, “БКВС Валькартье”, and “瓦爾卡捷加拿大軍事基地”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights: Tourbière-de-Shannon Ecological Reserve.
Tourbière-de-Shannon Ecological Reserve
Nature reserve
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Shannon and Saint-Gabriel-de-Valcartier.
Saint-Gabriel-de-Valcartier
Village
Val-Bélair
Suburb
Canadian Forces Base Valcartier
Latitude
46.9014° or 46° 54′ 5″ north
Longitude
-71.50246° or 71° 30′ 9″ west
Elevation
168 metres (551 feet)
IATA airport code
YOY
ICAO airport code
CYOY
Open location code
87RCWF2X+H2
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Tajik—“Canadian Forces Base Valcartier” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “加拿大軍事基地”
- Dutch: “CFB Valcartier”
- French: “base de soutien de la 2e Division du Canada Valcartier”
- French: “Base des Forces canadiennes Valcartier”
- German: “CFB Valcartier”
- Japanese: “ヴァルカルティエ基地”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “CFB Valcartier”
- Norwegian: “CFB Valcartier”
- Persian: “سیافبی والکرتیر”
- Romanian: “CFB Valcartier”
- Russian: “Валькартье (база Канадских вооружённых сил)”
- Russian: “Валькартье”
- Swedish: “Base des Forces canadiennes Valcartier”
- Tajik: “Валкарте”
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Places to explore: Manoir du Lac Delage and Station Touristique Duchesnay Pavillon Champetre.
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