Benson FAA Radar Site

 (1960s-Active) - A Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Long Range Radar (LRR) site first established in the 1960s near Benson, Johnston County, North Carolina. 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 QRL. Active FAA Radar Site. Also known as Raleigh FAA Radar Site.

History
This site became an FAA radar site in the 1960s, furnishing radar track data to the FAA ARTCCs and to USAF Direction Centers. The initial FAA ARSR-1 search radar was upgraded to an ARSR-1E configuration and remained in operation until it was modified to become a CARSR radar.

By 1990 the site was equipped with a ARSR-1E Common Digitizer CD-2A. The Benson CD-2A was scheduled to receive an upgrade kit to implement three level weather data processing in October 1992.

CARSR Radar
At the time of the CARSR changeout, the legacy radar in place was an ARSR-1E and the CARSR conversion included a 7172 Antenna. The secondary radar for the site is the ATCBI-6 Beacon set.

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Current Status
Active FAA facility near Benson in Johnston County, North Carolina.

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

Sources:

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