King Mountain FAA Radar Site
King Mountain FAA Radar Site (1996-Active) - A Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Long-Range Radar (LLR) site established in 1996 near Crane in Upton County, Texas. 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 Joint Surveillance System (JSS) ID of J-26A and an FAA ID of QOM. Active FAA Radar Site.
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King Mountain FAA Radar Site from a Distance.
History
This site became an FAA radar site in 1996, furnishing radar track data to the FAA ARTCC's and to USAF Direction Centers. The initial FAA search radar was an ARSR-4 3D radar circa 1996. The site is shown on satellite imagery on 7 Jan 1996 with the building complete and the radome up.
This site was meant to replace the Odessa FAA Radar Site (J-26) which is still in use.
The radar site data is available to the USAF/NORAD Battle Control System-Fixed (BCS-F) operations centers (EADS & WADS) as well as the FAA Albuquerque ARTCC (ZAB) and adjacent ARTCCs.
Context
Location:
On King Mountain near Crane in Upton County, Texas.
Lat: 31.285° Long: -102.274° Elevation: 3'
Bing, Google,
OldMapsOnline,
USGS, OHM
Current Status
Active FAA facility on King Mountain near Crane in Upton County, Texas.
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See Also:
Sources:
- FAA - Site Listing of Legacy Radars as of 23 Dec 2016.
- U.S. DoT - Recommendation on Transition from Primary/Secondary Radar to Secondary-Only Radar Capability 1994.
- FAA - Three Level Weather For ARTCC Displays - Project Implementation Plan, FAA Order 7110.14A, 14 Feb 1990.
- FAA - SSR/DMTI Modification - Project Implementation Plan, FAA Order 6340.20, 6 Jul 1988.
Links:
Related:
ARSR-4, ATCBI-6, Albuquerque ARTCC, JSS System, Odessa FAA Radar Site, US Radar Sets, FAA Air Route Traffic Control Centers,
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