Trinidad FAA Radar Site

 (1963-Active) - A Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Long-Range Radar (LLR) site first established in 1963 near Trinidad, Las Animas County, Colorado. 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-222 and an FAA ID of TAD. Active FAA Radar Site.

History
This site became an FAA radar site in 1963, furnishing radar track data to the FAA ARTCC's and to USAF Direction Centers. The initial FAA ARSR-2 search radar remained in operation until it was modified to become a Common Air Route Surveillance Radar (CARSR) with a 1561 Antenna.

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

CARSR Radar
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Current Status
Active FAA facility about 30 miles from Trinidad in Las Animas County, Colorado. The site is located on the Piñon Canyon Maneuver Site a subpost of Fort Carson. This gate is located at the intersection of Pipeline Road and County Road 78.0 and is about as close as you can get on public roads.

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

Sources:
 * , page 107.

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