Port Austin Air Force Station

Port Austin Air Force Station
Part of Air Defense Command (ADC)
Site information
TypeAir Force Station
Controlled by United States Air Force
Location
Port Austin AFS
Location of Port Austin AFS, Michigan
Coordinates44°01′49″N 083°00′06″W / 44.03028°N 83.00167°W / 44.03028; -83.00167 (Port Austin AFS P-61)
Site history
Built1951
In use1951–1988
Garrison information
Garrison754th Aircraft Control and Warning (later Radar) Squadron

Port Austin Air Force Station (ADC ID: P-61, NORAD ID: Z-61) is a closed United States Air Force General Surveillance Radar station. It is located 1.2 miles (1.9 km) south-southwest Port Austin, Michigan. It was closed in 1988 by the Air Force.

After the station's closure, it was replaced by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) at Canton, Michigan (near Detroit) 42°16′36″N 083°28′27″W / 42.27667°N 83.47417°W / 42.27667; -83.47417 (Canton J-62) as part of the Joint Surveillance System (JSS), designated by NORAD as Eastern Air Defense Sector (EADS) Ground Equipment Facility J-62.