Oceana NAS Radar Site

Oceana NAS Radar Site (1980-Active) - A Joint Use Radar Site first established in 1980 on Oceana NAS, Virginia Beach City, Virginia. Initially assigned a SAGE ID of Z-321, a JSS ID of J-01 and a FAA ID of QVR. Active joint use (USAF/USN/FAA) Radar Site. Oceana NAS Radar Site History This site became a USN/USAF//FAA joint-use site in 1980, furnishing radar track data to the FAA, USAF, and USN. Initial radar equipment included an FPS-93A search radar and an FPS-116 Height finder. The FPS- 116 was removed circa 1988. The FPS-93A was replaced by the ARSR-4 in the late 1990s. The ARSR-4 radar was capable of providing both search and height-finder information and is still in place. Oceana NAS FAA Site Major Equipment List Search Radar HF Radar Data Systems iFF/SIR/Beacon FPS-93A ARSR-4 FPS-116 CD2 ATCBI-6M Current Status Oceana NAS Radar Site Roadside Sign. Active facility on Oceana NAS, Virginia Beach City, Virginia. {"selectable":false,"height":"-500","width":"-500"} Location: On Oceana NAS in Virginia Beach City, Virginia. Maps & Images Lat: 36.82722 Long: -76.01361 Multi Maps from ACME Maps from Bing Maps from Google Elevation: 16' GPS Locations: 36.82722, -76.01361 Oceana NAS Radar Site See Also: JSS System SAGE System US Radar Sets Cape Charles Air Force Station 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, page 57, 162. Links: Radomes - Oceana NAS FAA Radar Site Wikipedia - Oceana NAS Visited: 2 Apr 2018