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'''{{PAGENAME}}''' (1979-Active) - A FAA Radar Site first established in 1979 near Finley, Steele County, North Dakota. Initially assigned a SAGE ID of Z-303, a JSS ID of J-75 and a FAA ID of QFI. Active FAA Radar Site. | '''{{PAGENAME}}''' (1979-Active) - A FAA Radar Site first established in 1979 near Finley, Steele County, North Dakota. Initially assigned a SAGE ID of Z-303, a JSS ID of J-75 and a FAA ID of QFI. Active FAA Radar Site. | ||
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== History of Finley FAA Radar Site == | == History of Finley FAA Radar Site == | ||
This site became an FAA/ADC joint-use site on 30 Dec 1979, furnishing radar track data to the FAA and to USAF Direction Centers. The initial equipment included the FAA [[ARSR-3]] search radar and one USAF [[FPS-116]] height finder. The height finder was removed about 1988. The [[ARSR-3]] was replaced with a FAA [[ARSR-4]] 3D radar in 1997-1998. | This site became an FAA/ADC joint-use site on 30 Dec 1979, furnishing radar track data to the FAA and to USAF Direction Centers. The initial equipment included the FAA [[ARSR-3]] search radar and one USAF [[FPS-116]] height finder. The height finder was removed about 1988. The [[ARSR-3]] was replaced with a FAA [[ARSR-4]] 3D radar in 1997-1998. | ||
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Finley FAA Radar Site (1979-Active) - A FAA Radar Site first established in 1979 near Finley, Steele County, North Dakota. Initially assigned a SAGE ID of Z-303, a JSS ID of J-75 and a FAA ID of QFI. Active FAA Radar Site.
History of Finley FAA Radar SiteThis site became an FAA/ADC joint-use site on 30 Dec 1979, furnishing radar track data to the FAA and to USAF Direction Centers. The initial equipment included the FAA ARSR-3 search radar and one USAF FPS-116 height finder. The height finder was removed about 1988. The ARSR-3 was replaced with a FAA ARSR-4 3D radar in 1997-1998. This site replaced the Air Force radar site at Finley Air Force Station and that site was closed. The new site was located directly adjacent to the Finley Air Force Station GATR site and that building remains at the site.
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