Garden City FAA Radar Site

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Garden City FAA Radar Site (1964-Present) - An FAA Radar Site first established in 1964 near Sublette, Haskell County, Kansas. Initially assigned a Permanent ID and a SAGE ID of Z-226 and a FAA ID of GCK. Active FAA Radar Site.

History of Garden City FAA Radar Site

This site became an FAA/ADC joint-use site in 1964, furnishing radar track data to the FAA and data tied to USAF Direction Centers. The initial ARSR-2 radar equipment is still in place.


Garden City FAA Site Major Equipment List
Search Radar HF Radar Data Systems
  • ARSR-2


Current Status

Active facility in Sublette, Haskell County, Kansas.


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Location: Thirteen miles north of Sublette in Haskell County, Kansas.

Maps & Images

Lat: 37.66417 Long: -100.87167

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  • Elevation: 2,940'

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, page 116.


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