Kirksville Air Force Station

Kirksville Air Force Station
Part of Air Defense Command (ADC)
2008 photo of the FAA ARSR-1 Radar at the former Kirksville Air Force Station
Site information
TypeAir Force Station
Controlled by United States Air Force
Location
Kirksville AFS
Location of Kirksville AFS, Missouri
Coordinates40°17′52″N 092°34′32″W / 40.29778°N 92.57556°W / 40.29778; -92.57556 (Kirksville AFS P-64)
Site history
Built1952
In use1952–1968
Garrison information
Garrison790th Aircraft Control and Warning (Later Radar) Squadron

Kirksville Air Force Station (ADC ID: P-64, NORAD ID: Z-64) is a closed United States Air Force General Surveillance Radar station. It is located 7.1 miles (11.4 km) north of Kirksville, Missouri. It was closed by the Air Force in 1968. Today the radar site is used by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) as a Joint Surveillance System (JSS) site.

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