Lockport Air Force Station | |
Partof: | 1951-1968: Air Defense Command 1968-1979: Aerospace Defense Command |
Location: | Cambria, New York |
Code: | P-21 / Z-21 |
Coordinates: | 43.1403°N -78.8334°W |
Type: | Long Range Radar Site |
Built: | 1951 |
Builder: | U.S. Air Force |
Used: | 1951-1979 |
Garrison: | Lockport, New York |
Lockport Air Force Station is a closed United States Air Force ADCOM General Surveillance Radar station in Cambria, New York.
Initially established at Fort Niagara in 1950 before relocating to Lockport site. It was a joint USAF and US Army station from 1951 to 1969. The Air Defense squadron inactivated on 29 June 1979. The key infrastructure like the three radomes (AN/FPS-7 and twin AN/FPS-6 radars) have been demolished. Today the former station is partially vacant with base apartments for private use and commercial redevelopment.[1]
It was a part of the RCC (NORAD Regional Control Center) a SAGE network, located at Syracuse AFS.