Aiken Air Force Station

Aiken Air Force Station
Aiken Army Air Field
Part of Air Defense Command (ADC)
1964 USAF Photo
Site information
TypeAir Force Station
CodeADC ID: SM-159, NORAD ID: Z-159
Controlled by United States Air Force
Location
Aiken AFS
Coordinates33°38′46″N 081°40′36″W / 33.64611°N 81.67667°W / 33.64611; -81.67667 (Aiken AFS SM-159)
Site history
Built1955
In use1955-1975
Garrison information
Garrison861st Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron

Aiken Air Force Station is a closed United States Air Force General Surveillance Radar station. It is located 6.4 miles (10.3 km) north-northeast of Aiken, South Carolina. It was closed in 1975.

During World War II, the site was originally constructed by the United States Army Air Forces as Aiken Army Air Field.