North Platte FAA Radar Site

 (1963-Active) - A Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Long-Range Radar (LLR) site first established in 1963 near North Platte, Lincoln County, Nebraska. 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 SAGE System ID of Z-217 and an FAA ID of LBF. Active FAA Radar Site also known as Wellfleet FAA Radar Site.

History
This site became an FAA radar site in 1963, furnishing radar track data to the FAA ARTCC's and to USAF Direction Centers. The initial FAA ARSR-2 search radar remained in operation until it was modified to become a Common Air Route Surveillance Radar (CARSR).

By 1990 the site was equipped with an ARSR-2 search radar and a CD-2A Common Digitizer. The North Platte CD-2A was scheduled to receive an upgrade kit to implement three level weather data processing in May 1992.

CARSR Radar
At the time of the CARSR changeout, the legacy radar in place was an ARSR-2 and the CARSR conversion included a 7172 Antenna. The secondary radar at this site is a Mode S beacon set.

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Current Status
Active FAA facility near North Platte in Lincoln County, Nebraska.

{| See Also:
 * Denver ARTCC
 * JSS System
 * FAA Air Route Traffic Control Centers
 * US Radar Sets

Sources:
 * , page 133.

Links:
 * Radomes - North Platte FAA Radar Site
 * Wikipedia - Joint Surveillance System