Bootlegger Ridge FAA Radar Site

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 and a FAA ID of ZGTF. Active FAA Radar Site. Bootlegger Ridge FAA Radar Site. History 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 Malmstrom AFB FAA Radar Site‎ J-77 site. 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 Salt Lake City ARTCC (ZLC) and adjacent ARTCCs. Other federal agencies have access to the data under the Homeland Security umbrella. Bootlegger Ridge FAA Site Major Equipment List Search Radar Data Systems IFF/SIF/Beacon ARSR-4 ATCBI-6M Current Status Active facility near Great Falls, Cascade County, Montana. Location: Nine miles North of Great Falls on Bootlegger Trail in Cascade County, Montana. Maps & Images Lat: 47.61378 Long: -111.29034 Multi Maps from ACME Maps from Bing Maps from Google Elevation: 3,800' GPS Locations: 47.61378, -111.29034 Bootlegger Ridge FAA Radar Site See Also: Salt Lake City ARTCC JSS System Permanent System Radar Sites US Radar Sets Malmstrom AFB FAA Radar Site‎ 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: Wikipedia - Joint Surveillance System Fortification ID: MT0015 - Bootlegger Ridge FAA Radar Site Visited: 12 Aug 2016