Ground Equipment Facility
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A Ground Equipment Facility of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is a radar station or other designated Air Traffic Control site of the United States. Several of the facilities originated as Cold War SAGE radar stations, including some facilities of the joint-use site system (JUSS)[1] (e.g., San Pedro Hill Air Force Station provided radar tracks for both the Army and USAF). The USAF declared full operational capability of the 1st 7 Regional Operational Control Centers (ROCCs) on December 23, 1980.[2]
| IDs | Landform (former military site) |
ST | Coordinates | initial year | FAA year | Inactivated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| J-12 (Z-249) | Dauphin Island (Dauphin Island AFS) | AL | 30°15′01″N 088°04′42″W | 1959 | 1980 | tbd |
| J-31 (Z-39) | San Pedro Hill (San Pedro Hill AFS) | CA | 33°44′45″N 118°20′10″W | 1961 | 1997 | n/a |
| J-33 (Z-38) | tbd (Mill Valley AFS) | CA | 37°55′26″N 122°35′49″W | 1951 | 1980 | |
| J-34 (Z-37) | tbd (Point Arena AFS) | CA | 38°53′23″N 123°33′01″W | 1951 | tbd | 1998 |
| J-36A | San Clemente Island (San Clemente Island AFS) | CA | 1952 | c. 1998 | ||
| tbd (DC-21DC) | Grovers Cliff (Fort Heath) | CA | 42°23′19.5″N 070°58′10″W | 1959 | 1969 | mid-to-late 1990s |
| tbd (Z-10) | tbd (North Truro AFS) | MA | 42°02′03″N 070°03′15″W | 1951 | 1995 | tbd |
