Canton FAA Radar Site

 (1963-Active) - A Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Long Range Radar (LRR) site first established in 1963 near Canton, Wayne County, Michigan. 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-397 and an FAA ID of QDT. Active FAA Radar Site. Also known as Detroit FAA Radar Site.

History
This site became an FAA radar site circa 1963, furnishing radar track data to the FAA ARTCCs and to USAF Direction Centers. The initial FAA ARSR-1 search radar was upgraded over the years to become an ARSR-1E and remained in operation until it was modified to become a CARSR radar with an 7172 antenna reportedly on 28 Aug 2012.

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

CARSR Radar
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Current Status
Active FAA facility near Canton in Wayne County, Michigan.

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

Sources:

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