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== History of Bootlegger Ridge FAA Radar Site ==
== History of Bootlegger Ridge FAA Radar Site ==
This site became an FAA/ADC joint-use site on 4 Nov 1997, furnishing radar track data to FAA and USAF Direction Centers. Initially equipped with [[ARSR-4]] radar equipment.
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.


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


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Revision as of 06:47, 13 August 2016

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. Active FAA Radar Site.

Bootlegger Ridge FAA Radar Site.

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.


Bootlegger Ridge FAA Site Major Equipment List
Search Radar HF Radar Data Systems



Current Status

Active facility in Great Falls, Cascade County, Montana.


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

Maps & Images

Lat: 47.61361 Long: -111.29028

  • Multi Maps from ACME
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  • Maps from Google
  • Elevation: 3,800'

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:

Visited: 12 Aug 2016