Oceana NAS Radar Site

Oceana NAS Radar Site (1980-Active) - A Joint Use Radar Site first established in 1980 on Oceana Naval Air Station (NAS), Virginia Beach City, Virginia. Initially assigned a SAGE ID of Z-321, a JSS ID of J-01 an and a FAA ID of QVR. Active joint use (USAF/USN/FAA) Radar Site.

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  Oceana NAS Radar Site

History

This site became a USN/USAF//FAA joint-use site in 1980, furnishing radar track data to the FAA, USAF, and USN. Initial radar equipment included an FPS-91A search radar and an FPS-116 Height finder. The FPS-116 was removed circa 1988. The FPS-91A was replaced by the ARSR-4 between 1996 and 1999. The ARSR-4 radar was capable of providing both search and height-finder information and is still in place.

Site Personnel circ 1982

• Radar Maintenance - 13 USAF
• Common Digitizer Maintenance - 4 USAF, 1 Civilian
• Radio Maintenance - 15 USN
• Material Control - 2 USAF
• Quality Control - 1 USAF

The radar site data is now available to the USAF/NORAD Battle Control System-Fixed (BCS-F) operations centers (EADS & WADS) as well as the FAA Washington DC ARTCC (ZDC) and adjacent ARTCCs. Other federal agencies have access to the data under the Homeland Security umbrella.

Context

Location: On Oceana Naval Air Station in Virginia Beach City, Virginia.
Lat: 36.827° Long: -76.014° Elevation: 16' Bing, Google, OldMapsOnline, USGS, OHM

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• FPS-91A
• ARSR-4
• FPS-116
• FYQ-47
• CD-2
• GPA-127
• Single Chan (12)
• Multi Chan (2)
• UPX-14
• GPA-124
• ATCBI-6M

Current Status

Oceana NAS Radar Site Roadside Sign.

Active facility on Oceana NAS, Virginia Beach City, Virginia.

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See Also:

• Washington DC ARTCC
• JSS System
• SAGE System
• US Radar Sets
• Cape Charles Air Force Station

Sources:

• Winkler, David F., Searching the Skies: the Legacy of the United States Cold War Defense Radar Program, USAF Hq Air Combat Command, 1997, 192 pages, Pdf, page 57, 162.
• 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.
• ADTAC Communications Digest, July 1982, Tactical Air Command, page 32.

Links:

• Bad Links Oceana+NAS%2C+VA Oceana NAS FAA Radar Site]
• Wikipedia - Oceana NAS

Related:
ARSR-4, ATCBI-6, Bad Links, CD-2, Cape Charles Air Force Station, FYQ-47, JSS System, SAGE System, UPX-14, US Radar Sets, Washington DC ARTCC,

Oceana NAS FAA Site Major Equipment List

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