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== History of 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. | 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 [[Maelstrom AFB FAA Radar site]] J-77 site. | |||
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'''Location:''' | '''Location:''' Nine miles North of Great Falls on Bootlegger Trail in Cascade County, Montana. | ||
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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.
History of Bootlegger Ridge FAA Radar SiteThis 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 Maelstrom AFB FAA Radar site J-77 site.
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