▁initially ▁operated ▁an ▁AN / F PS - 3 A ▁search ▁rad ar ▁and ▁an ▁AN / F PS - 6 ▁height - find er ▁rad ar , ▁and ▁initially ▁the ▁station ▁function ed ▁as ▁a ▁Gr ound - Control ▁Inter cept ▁( G CI ) ▁and ▁warning ▁station . ▁ ▁As ▁a ▁G CI ▁station , ▁the ▁squad ron ' s ▁role ▁was ▁to ▁guide ▁inter ceptor ▁aircraft ▁toward ▁un ident ified ▁intr ud ers ▁picked ▁up ▁on ▁the ▁unit ' s ▁rad ar ▁scop es . ▁ ▁In ▁addition ▁to ▁the ▁main ▁facility , ▁Z ap ata ▁operated ▁an ▁AN / F PS - 1 4 ▁G ap ▁F iller ▁site : ▁ ▁Del m ita , ▁T X ▁▁▁▁▁ ▁( TM - 1 8 9 A ): ▁▁ ▁The ▁site ▁was ▁de activ ated ▁on ▁ 1 ▁June ▁ 1 9 6 1 ▁due ▁to ▁budget ary ▁constraints . ▁ ▁Today ▁what ▁was ▁Z ap ata ▁Air ▁Force ▁Station ▁was ▁sold ▁to ▁private ▁ownership ▁and ▁the ▁County ▁of ▁Z ap ata . ▁ ▁It ▁is ▁now ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁L asp al mas ▁R V ▁Park . ▁After ▁being ▁sold , ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁base ▁was ▁divided ▁into ▁small ▁lots ▁and ▁sold ▁individually ▁to ▁private ▁own ers , ▁who ▁drive ▁mobile ▁tra ilers ▁or ▁camp ers ▁to ▁the ▁lots ▁and ▁remain ▁there ▁through ▁the ▁winter ▁months . ▁The ▁remainder ▁of ▁the ▁site ▁is ▁vac ant . ▁It ▁has ▁revert ed ▁to , ▁and ▁is ▁owned ▁by , ▁the ▁county ▁of