Finley FAA Radar Site

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 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 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. Finley FAA Site Major Equipment List Search Radar HF Radar Data Systems ARSR-3 ARSR-4 FPS-116 FYQ-47 ? Current Status Active facility in Finley, Steele County, North Dakota. {"selectable":false,"width":"500"} Location: Near Finley in Steele County, North Dakota. Maps & Images Lat: 47.52833 Long: -97.90083 Multi Maps from ACME Maps from Bing Maps from Google Elevation: 1,558' See Also: SAGE System JSS System Permanent System Radar Sites US Radar Sets Finley 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 Links: Radomes - Finley FAA Radar Site Visited: 5 Aug 2016