Watford City Air Force Station


Watford City Air Force Station is a joint United States Air Force and Federal Aviation Administration installation located about 40 km southwest of Watford City, North Dakota. It is the site of an ARSR-4 radar system, which provides air traffic surveillance along the US-Canada border, as well as limited weather radar data.

History

Established as United States Air Force gap-filler station TM-177B with an unmanned Bendix AN/FPS-18 Radar providing data through Dickinson Air Force Station/706th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron, the current facility was activated as a Joint Surveillance System facility with an Air Route Surveillance Radar.