The station is located on Devon Island, a Mars analog environment and polar desert, approximately 165 km northeast of the hamlet of Resolute in Nunavut, Canada (75°25’ N, 89°49’ W). The station is situated on Haynes Ridge, overlooking the Haughton impact crater, a 23 km diameter crater formed approximately 39 million years ago (late Eocene). The location is approximately 1609 km from the Geographic North Pole and approximately 1287 km from the Magnetic North Pole.

Experiments at Flashline primarily focus on biodiversity surveys of the arctic desert and geological/geophysical study of the Haughton Crater area. Other experiments included a geophysical analysis of Haughton Crater which answered key questions on the physical characteristics of the 20-million year old meteor crater and examined microfossils in crater soil deposits. Logistics and engineering experiments are also conducted.