Information for Point Lay, AK

Latitude: 69-44-08 N, Longitude: 163-00-59 W


Perm ID Sage ID JSS ID Unit Location Early
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LIZ-2   A-15   Point Lay, AK FPS-19; FPS-23 FPS-19 1957 Mar-94 Original Distant Early Warning (DEW) Line Auxiliary Site, and had been present-day North Warning System (NWS) Long-Range Radar Site (LRRS) A-15. The FPS-117 was installed in 1988; however, the site was deactivated in 1994, and the radar was sent to Punta Salinas, Puerto Rico in 1998.

Current Use: Closed. [See also site A-15]

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