Information for Fire Island AFS, AK

Latitude: 61-08-28 N, Longitude: 150-13-05 W

Call Sign(s): Slugger


Perm ID Sage ID JSS ID Unit Location Early
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F-1     626 Fire Island AFS, AK CPS-6B, FPS-8, CPS-4, FPS-20A, FPS-6B (FPS-7 planned)   Sep-51 late 1969 USAF site shared with Army for Nike Missile air-defense system (Anchorage Defense Area). Transferred to the FAA after site closure. FAA terminated use when new radar site at Kenai became operational in 1980.

Current Use: Deactivated / abandoned.

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