Fortuna Air Force Station
| Fortuna Air Force Station | |
|---|---|
| Part of Air Defense Command (ADC) | |
| Elkhorn Township, Divide County, west of Fortuna, North Dakota | |
Circa 1977 historical photograph | |
| Site information | |
| Type | Air Force station |
| Code | ADC ID: P-27 NORAD ID: Z-27 |
| Owner | sold to civilians, subsequently forfeited to county auditors |
| Controlled by | United States Air Force |
| Location | |
| Coordinates | 48°54′14″N 103°52′00″W / 48.90389°N 103.86667°W |
| Site history | |
| In use | April 1952–July 1979 (main site), April 1952–1984 (GATR) |
| Garrison information | |
| Garrison | 780th Air Defense Group, 780th Aircraft Control & Warning Squadron (later 780th Radar Squadron) |
Fortuna Air Force Station is a closed United States Air Force General Surveillance Radar station. It is located 4.2 miles (6.8 km) west of Fortuna, North Dakota. It was closed in 1979 as a radar station, remaining as a Long-Range Radar (LRR) facility until 1984.
Fortuna Air Force Station was part of the last batch of twenty-three radar stations constructed as part of the Air Defense Command permanent network. It was activated in April, and declared completely operational in late 1952.