Cape Newenham Long Range Radar Site

US Air Force General Surveillance Radar station in Alaska Cape Newenham Air Force StationCape Newenham Long Range Radar Site Part of Eleventh Air Force (PACAF)Site informationTypeAir Force StationControlled by United States Air ForceLocationCape Newenham AFSLocation of Cape Newenham AFS, AlaskaCoordinates58°37′36″N 162°04′34″W / 58.62667°N 162.07611°W / 58.62667; -162.07611 (Cape Newenham Radars F-05)Site historyBuilt1951In use1954-PresentGarrison informationGarrison794th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron (1954-1983) Cape Newenham Air Force Station (AAC ID: F-05, LRR ID: A-09) is a closed United States Air Force General Surveillance Radar station. It is located 67.5 miles (108.6 km) west-southwest of Togiak, Alaska. The radar surveillance station was closed on 1 November 1983, and was re-designated as a Long Range Radar (LRR) site as part of the Alaska Radar System. Today, it remains active as part of the Alaska NORAD Region under the jurisdiction of the 611th Air Support Group, Elmendorf AFB, Alaska. History Cape Newenham AFS was a continental defence radar station constructed to provide the United States Air Force early warning of an attack by the Sovi