Rockville Air Station

Rockville Air Station
 
Part of Air Forces Iceland
Site information
TypeAir Force Station
Controlled by United States Air Force
Location
Rockville AS
Location of Rockville Air Station, Iceland
Coordinates64°02′07″N 022°39′16″W / 64.03528°N 22.65444°W / 64.03528; -22.65444 (Rockville AS H-1)
Site history
Built1951
In use1951-1998
For the Air Defense Command radar station in Indiana, see Rockville Air Force Station.

Rockville Air Station (ADC/NATO ID: H-1) was a United States Air Force General Surveillance Radar station. It was located 2.9 miles (4.7 km) west-northwest of the closed Naval Air Station Keflavik Base, Iceland. It was deactivated in 1998.

Its radar coverage constituted part of the eastern extension of the Distant Early Warning Line, connected to DYE-5 at NAVFAC Keflavik.

It was effectively replaced by a new NATO radar facility now known as H-1 Miðnesheiði, which is around 1.4 km (1 mi) south of Rockville, which opened in 1992 as part of the Iceland Air Defence System, which as of 2025 is still active.

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