Watford City Air Force Station

Watford City Air Force Station
Part of 1960-1967: Air Defense Command 197x-present: Joint Surveillance System
McKenzie County, North Dakota
Coordinates	47°40′44″N 103°46′50″W
Type	FAA Ground Equipment Facility
Site information
Owner	FAA
Controlled by	Federal Aviation Administration

Watford City Air Force Station is a joint United States Air Force and Federal Aviation Administration installation located about 40 km southwest of Watford City, North Dakota. It is the site of an ARSR-4 radar system, which provides air traffic surveillance along the US-Canada border, as well as limited weather radar data.

History

Established as United States Air Force gap-filler station TM-177B (47°40′43″N 103°46′50″W) with an unmanned Bendix AN/FPS-18 Radar providing data through Dickinson Air Force Station/706th Aircraft Control and Warning (later Radar) Squadron (Minot AFS/786RS after Dickinson closed in 1965), the current facility was activated c. 1979 as a Joint Surveillance System facility with an Air Route Surveillance Radar.

References

• Winkler, David F; Webster, Julie L (June 1997). Searching the Skies: The Legacy of the United States Cold War Defense Radar Program (Report). U.S. Army Construction Engineering Research Laboratories. LCCN 97020912. Archived from the original on December 1, 2012. Retrieved 2012-03-26.

External links

• National Weather Service - Watford City ARSR-4 Radar
• 786th AC&W Squadron at Minot Air Force Station