Texarkana FAA Radar Site

 (1968-Active) - A Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Long Range Radar (LRR) site first established in 1968 near Texarkana, Miller County, Arkansas. 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-091, and an FAA ID of TXK. Active FAA Radar Site.

History
This site became an FAA radar site in 1968, furnishing radar track data to the FAA ARTCCs and to USAF Direction Centers. This site was first located on the former Texarkana Air Force Station but was relocated to the present location. The initial FAA FPS-67 search radar on the new site remained in operation until it was modified to become a CARSR radar with a 1561 Antenna.

By 1990 the site was equipped with an FPS-67 search radar and a CD-2 Common Digitizer. The Texarkana CD-2 was scheduled to receive an upgrade kit to implement three level weather data processing in July 1992.

CARSR Radar
The secondary radar at this site is an ATCBI-6 Beacon set.

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Current Status
Active FAA facility near Texarkana in Miller County, Arkansas.

{| See Also:
 * Texarkana Air Force Station
 * Fort Worth ARTCC
 * JSS System
 * FAA Air Route Traffic Control Centers
 * US Radar Sets

Sources:

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