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See [[Ajo | '''{{PAGENAME}}''' (2000-Active) - A Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Long Range Radar (LLR) site first established in 2000 near Ajo, Pima County, Arizona. The site is used to identify and track military and civilian aircraft movements within a 200-mile radius and to provide air-ground radio communication with those aircraft. Assigned a JSS ID of J-29A and an FAA ID of QQO. Active FAA Radar Site. | ||
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== History == | |||
This site became an FAA radar site in 2000, furnishing radar track data to the FAA ARTCC's and to USAF Direction Centers. The initial FAA [[qqqqq]] search radar was replaced with an ARSR-4 3D radar in the mid-1990s. | |||
The radar site data is available to the USAF/NORAD Battle Control System-Fixed (BCS-F) operations centers (EADS & WADS) as well as the FAA [[Albuquerque ARTCC]] (ZAB) and adjacent ARTCCs. | |||
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== Current Status == | |||
Active FAA facility near Ajo in Pima County, Arizona. | |||
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'''Location:''' Near Ajo in Pima County, Arizona. | |||
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* Elevation: 2,853' | |||
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'''See Also:''' | |||
* [[JSS System]] | |||
* [[FAA Air Route Traffic Control Centers]] | |||
* [[US Radar Sets]] | |||
'''Sources:''' | |||
'''Links:''' | |||
* [https://www.radomes.org/museum/showsite.php?site=Ajo%2C+AZ&squadron=&country= Radomes - Ajo FAA Radar Site] | |||
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ajo_Air_Force_Station Wikipedia - Joint Surveillance System] | |||
* [http://www.waymarking.com/waymarks/WMHVDY_Ajo_Radar_Station_Ajo_AZ Waymarking - Ajo Radar Station] | |||
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Ajo FAA Radar Site (2000-Active) - A Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Long Range Radar (LLR) site first established in 2000 near Ajo, Pima County, Arizona. The site is used to identify and track military and civilian aircraft movements within a 200-mile radius and to provide air-ground radio communication with those aircraft. Assigned a JSS ID of J-29A and an FAA ID of QQO. Active FAA Radar Site.
HistoryThis site became an FAA radar site in 2000, furnishing radar track data to the FAA ARTCC's and to USAF Direction Centers. The initial FAA qqqqq search radar was replaced with an ARSR-4 3D radar in the mid-1990s. The radar site data is available to the USAF/NORAD Battle Control System-Fixed (BCS-F) operations centers (EADS & WADS) as well as the FAA Albuquerque ARTCC (ZAB) and adjacent ARTCCs.
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