Joliet FAA Radar Site

 (1991-Active) - A Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Long Range Radar (LLR) site first established in 1991 near Elwood, Will County, Illinois. 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 an FAA ID of ZJOL. Active FAA Radar Site. Also known as Elwood FAA Radar Site.

History
This site became an FAA radar site in 1991, furnishing radar track data to the FAA ARTCC's and to USAF Direction Centers. The initial FAA ARSR-3 search radar remained in operation until it was modified circa 2015 to become a Common Air Route Surveillance Radar (CARSR) with a 9200S Antenna.

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Current Status
Active FAA facility near Elwood in Will County, Illinois.

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

Sources:

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