CFB Winnipeg - underground base?

A friend of mine says he has it confirmed from multiple independent sources that CFB Winnipeg at the James Richardson Int'l Airport (YWG) includes an underground facility that may be more than 5 storeys deep--do any ATSers know anything about this?

Incidentally, YWG is one of the few airports in North America where both civilian & military aircraft share operations.

en.wikipedia.org...

It is also home to a NORAD regional headquarters.

You are kidding right?

Bangor, Maine IAP...ANG tanker unit
Jacksonville, Fla IAP...Florida ANG unit
Memphis IAP, TN...Tenn ANG unit
Des Moines IAP, IA...Iowa ANG unit
Sioux City Gateway, IA...Iowa ANG unit
Minneapolis/St Paul IAP, Minn....Air Force Reserve and Minn ANG
Lambert St. Louis IAP, Missouri...Missouri ANG....

I could go on for a few hours typing in the civilian airports that have military aircraft operating from them........

Well if it does, the engineering team is not aware of it.



I fired off an email and got this in response.

"I checked with our engineering
team about underground facilities in the new terminal, and I found out
that the air terminal building has a basement and there is an extensive
network of underground utilities including land drainage sewers, waste
water sewers, electrical & communications systems, steam and chilled
water lines.

I hope that answers your question!

Thanks again for visiting our site!


-Carly"

Only boring, mundane utility lines and sewers!!

I wouldn't be surprised if there are secret underground bunkers sprinkled across North America. The Cold War ended only a few decades ago, but your sources may be pulling your leg about WAA.

edit to add:
Just to be sure, I replied and asked for clarification. I asked if there ANY underground facilites in the "old" terminal or the new terminal. Also, CFB Winnipeg. If I get a reply I'll post it.

[edit on 14-5-2008 by Tuebor]

I got this as a reply on my attempt on clarification.





So I guess it was a waste of my time.

"For security reasons..." sounds like yes to me. Funny that they would say that—how would knowing about an underground facility compromise its security?

I heard the facility was beneath the CFB, not the YWG terminal (old or new). The base has NORAD facilities which are certain to be subterranean. The only question is how extensive is the underground portion of the base. And, of course, what goes on down there.

So far as I know it is the only major civilian airport in Canada that doubles as an AFB, but thanks Swampfox46_1999 for pointing out the numerous stateside instances of this practice.

[edit on 15-5-2008 by Civilian204]