Cross City FAA Radar Site

 (1980-Active) - A Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Long-Range Radar (LRR) site first established in 1980 near Cross City, Dixie County, Florida. 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-333, a JSS ID of J-10, and an FAA ID of CTY. Active FAA Radar Site. Located on a different site from Cross City Air Force Station.

History
This site became a new FAA radar site in 1980, furnishing radar track data to the FAA ARTCCs and to USAF Direction Centers. The initial FAA ARSR-3 search radar remained in operation until it was modified to become a ARSR-4 radar between 1996 and 1999. The US Air Force OLAB of the 20th Air Defense Squadron (ADS) operated a USAF FPS-116 height finder radar here between 1980 and 1988. The current configuration includes the ARSR-4 radar and an ATCBI-6M Beacon Set.

Current Status
Active FAA facility near Cross City in Dixie County, Florida.

{| See Also:
 * Jacksonville ARTCC
 * Cross City Air Force Station
 * JSS System
 * FAA Air Route Traffic Control Centers
 * US Radar Sets

Sources:


 * , page 43.

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