Fort Lawton Air Force Station

Fort Lawton Air Force Station
Part of Air Defense Command (ADC)
Site information
TypeAir Force Station
CodeADC ID: RP-1, NORAD ID: Z-1
Controlled by United States Air Force
Location
Fort Lawton AFS
Location of Fort Lawton AFS, Washington
Coordinates47°39′27″N 122°24′47″W / 47.65750°N 122.41306°W / 47.65750; -122.41306 (Fort Lawton AFS RP-1)
Site history
Built1961
In use1961–1963
Garrison information
Garrison635th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron

Fort Lawton Air Force Station is a closed United States Air Force General Surveillance Radar station. It is located on Fort Lawton in the Magnolia neighborhood of northwest Seattle, Washington. The Air Force inactivated its unit in 1963; while the site remained under Army control until 1974. Today the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) operates the site as part of the Joint Surveillance System (JSS).