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'''{{PAGENAME}}''' (1997-Active) - An FAA Radar Site first established in 1997 near Great Falls, Cascade County, Montana. Initially assigned a JSS ID of J-77A. Active FAA Radar Site.
'''{{PAGENAME}}''' (1997-Active) - A FAA Radar Site first established in 1997 near Great Falls, Cascade County, Montana. Initially assigned a JSS ID of J-77A and a FAA ID of ZGTF. Active FAA Radar Site.
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== History ==
== History of Bootlegger Ridge FAA Radar Site ==
This site was commissioned on 4 Nov 1997 as a FAA/USAF joint-use long range radar site, furnishing radar track data to both air traffic controllers at the Salt Lake City Utah Air Route Traffic Control Center (ARTCC) and USAF Direction Centers. Initially equipped with [[ARSR-4]] radar equipment that cost over $12 million dollars.
This site became an FAA/ADC joint-use site on 4 Nov 1997, furnishing radar track data to the FAA and USAF Direction Centers. Initially equipped with [[ARSR-4]] radar equipment.
 
This site was a replacement for the joint-use [[Malmstrom AFB FAA Radar Site‎]] J-77 site.
 
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== Current Status ==
== Current Status ==
Active facility in Great Falls, Cascade County, Montana.
Active facility near Great Falls, Cascade County, Montana.
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'''Location:''' Seven miles North of Great Falls in Cascade County, Montana.
'''Location:''' Nine miles North of Great Falls on Bootlegger Trail in<br>Cascade County, Montana.
 
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* Elevation: 3,800'
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'''GPS Locations:'''
* {{GPSLinkLong|Lat=47.61378|Lon=-111.29034}} Bootlegger Ridge FAA Radar Site


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'''See Also:'''
'''See Also:'''
* [[Salt Lake City ARTCC]]
* [[JSS System]]
* [[JSS System]]
* [[Permanent System Radar Sites]]
* [[Permanent System Radar Sites]]
* [[US Radar Sets]]
* [[US Radar Sets]]
* [[Malmstrom AFB FAA Radar Site‎]]


'''Sources:'''  
'''Sources:'''  
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'''Links:'''  
'''Links:'''  
* [http://www.radomes.org/cgi-bin/museum/acwinfo2x.cgi?site=%22Bootlegger+Ridge,+MT%22&key=BootleggerRidgeMT&pic=BootleggerRidgeMT&doc=BootleggerRidgeMT Radomes - Bootlegger Ridge FAA Radar Site]
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joint_Surveillance_System Wikipedia - Joint Surveillance System]
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joint_Surveillance_System Wikipedia - Joint Surveillance System]
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{{Visited|12 Aug 2016}}
{{Visited|12 Aug 2016}}
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[[Category:JSS Sites]]
[[Category:JSS Sites]]
[[Category:ARSR-4]]
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[[Category:Salt Lake City ARTCC]]

Latest revision as of 05:33, 21 June 2022

Bootlegger Ridge FAA Radar Site (1997-Active) - A FAA Radar Site first established in 1997 near Great Falls, Cascade County, Montana. Initially assigned a JSS ID of J-77A and a FAA ID of ZGTF. Active FAA Radar Site.

Bootlegger Ridge FAA Radar Site.

History

This site was commissioned on 4 Nov 1997 as a FAA/USAF joint-use long range radar site, furnishing radar track data to both air traffic controllers at the Salt Lake City Utah Air Route Traffic Control Center (ARTCC) and USAF Direction Centers. Initially equipped with ARSR-4 radar equipment that cost over $12 million dollars.

This site was a replacement for the joint-use Malmstrom AFB FAA Radar Site‎ J-77 site.

The radar site data is now available to the USAF/NORAD Battle Control System-Fixed (BCS-F) operations centers (EADS & WADS) as well as the FAA Salt Lake City ARTCC (ZLC) and adjacent ARTCCs. Other federal agencies have access to the data under the Homeland Security umbrella.


Bootlegger Ridge FAA Site Major Equipment List
Search Radar Data Systems IFF/SIF/Beacon


Current Status

Active facility near Great Falls, Cascade County, Montana.

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Location: Nine miles North of Great Falls on Bootlegger Trail in
Cascade County, Montana.

Maps & Images

Lat: 47.61378 Long: -111.29034

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  • Elevation: 3,800'



GPS Locations:

See Also:

Sources:

  • Winkler, David F., Searching the Skies: the Legacy of the United States Cold War Defense Radar Program, USAF Hq Air Combat Command, 1997, 192 pages, Pdf

Links:

Fortification ID:

  • MT0015 - Bootlegger Ridge FAA Radar Site

Visited: 12 Aug 2016


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