Rocksprings FAA Radar Site
Rocksprings FAA Radar Site (1996-Active) - A Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Long Range Radar (LLR) site first established crca 1996 near Rocksprings, Edwards County, Texas. 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-25A and an FAA ID of ZRSG. Active FAA Radar Site.
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Rocksprings FAA Radar Site.
History
This site became an FAA radar site in 1996, furnishing radar track data to the FAA ARTCC's and to USAF Direction Centers using an ARSR-4 search radar.
The radar site data is now available to the USAF/NORAD Battle Control System-Fixed (BCS-F) operations centers (EADS & WADS) as well as the FAA Houston ARTCC (ZHU) and adjacent ARTCCs. Other federal agencies have access to the data under the Homeland Security umbrella.
Context
Location:
Near Rocksprings in Edwards County, Texas.
Lat: 30.047° Long: -100.268° Elevation: 2'
Bing, Google,
OldMapsOnline,
USGS, OHM
Current Status
Active FAA facility near Rocksprings in Edwards County, Texas.
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See Also:
Sources:
- FAA - Site Listing of Legacy Radars as of 23 Dec 2016.
- U.S. DoT - Recommendation on Transition from Primary/Secondary Radar to Secondary-Only Radar Capability 1994.
- FAA - Three Level Weather For ARTCC Displays - Project Implementation Plan, FAA Order 7110.14A, 14 Feb 1990.
- FAA - SSR/DMTI Modification - Project Implementation Plan, FAA Order 6340.20, 6 Jul 1988.
Links:
- Bad Links Rocksprings%2C+TX Rocksprings FAA Radar Site]
- Wikipedia - Joint Surveillance System
Related:
ARSR-4, ATCBI-6, Bad Links, Houston ARTCC, JSS System, US Radar Sets, FAA Air Route Traffic Control Centers,
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