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Plattsburgh Air Force Base, Tactical Air Navigation (TACAN) Facility, Off Perimeter Road at South end of Runway, Plattsburgh, Clinton County, NY

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Plattsburgh Air Force Base, Tactical Air Navigation (TACAN) Facility, Off Perimeter Road at South end of Runway, Plattsburgh, Clinton County, NY

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Summary

Significance: Building 9400 housed a short-range, ultrahigh frequency, line-of-sight, air navigation system. The Tactical Air Navigation Facility (TACAN) provided continuous, accurate, slant-range distance and bearing information to aircraft landing at Plattsburgh AFB. The fixed TACAN station was situated on the runway centerline at the south end of the runway.
Survey number: HAER NY-326-AJ

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Date

1969 - 1980

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Contributors

Historic American Engineering Record, creator

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Location

Plattsburgh (N.Y.), 44.69949, -73.45291

Google Map of 44.6994873, -73.4529124

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Source

Library of Congress

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