Information for Wainwright, AK

Latitude: 70-36-37.55 N, Longitude: 159-52-11.75 W


Perm ID Sage ID JSS ID Unit Location Early
Equip.
Final
Equip.
Oper.
Date
Inact.
Date
Notes
LIZ-3   A-16   Wainwright, AK FPS-19; FPS-23 FPS-19; FPS-124 1957 2007 Original Distant Early Warning (DEW) Line Auxiliary Site, and had been present-day North Warning System (NWS) Short-Range Radar Site (SRRS) A-16. FPS-124 radar was installed in 1994. Closed in 2007 due to soil erosion & budget concerns.

Current Use: Closed.

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