Yuma International Airport

AIRPORT CONTACT

Information updated by the airport 5/2008

ELEVATION: 213 ft.

RUNWAY INFORMATION
Orientation	Length (ft)	Displaced Threshold (ft)	Glide Slope(deg)	Width (ft)
17/35	5710	-	-	150
8/26	6145	-	-	150
3L/21R	13299	-	-	200
3R/21L	9239	-	-	150

Link to FAA Airport Diagram Website

NOISE ABATEMENT PROCEDURES

Noise abatement procedures are built into the traffic patterns. Runway 3 Fly runway heading and maintain 700' MSL until 3 miles past the northeastern field boundary (4 nm from TACAN CH 84) Runway 21 Fly runway heading and maintain 700' MSL until the southwestern field boundary. Caution: Numerous restricted areas and the southern border domestic ADIZ are in the immediate vicinity. Do not overfly any schools of the city of Yuma.

AIRPORT CURFEWS

When doing pattern work after the tower closes at 2230 (local time), prior coordination with Airport Operations is required in order to place an observer on the airfield to watch the aircraft. Duty ARFF secures to the fire stations for the night when the tower closes.

PREFERENTIAL RUNWAYS

For light civil and commuter aircraft, runway 8/26 and 17/35 are the preferential runways. For large civil aircraft and military, runway 3L/21R is preferential runway.

OPERATING QUOTA - NONE

ENGINE RUN-UP RESTRICTIONS

The engine run-up area is for use between 0700 and 2200 daily.

APU OPERATING RESTRICTIONS - NONE

NOISE BUDGET RESTRICTIONS - NONE

NOISE SURCHARGE - NONE

NOISE MITIGATION/LAND USE PLANNING PROGRAM INFORMATION

All Noise Mitigation Programs and all noise compatibility programs are administered by the MCAS Yuma.

Type of Program	Date Implemented	Status
Sound Insulation (Residences and Public Buildings)	-	-
Purchase Assurance for Homeowners Located Within the Airport Noise Contours	-	-
Avigation Easements	-	-
Zoning Laws	-	-
Real Estate/Property Disclosure Laws	-	-
Acquire Land for Noise Compatibility to date	-	-
Population within each noise contour level relative to aircraft operations	-	-
Airport Noise Contour Overlay Maps	-	-
Total Cost of Noise Mitigation Programs to Date	-	-
Source of Noise Mitigation Program Funding for Aircraft Noise	-	-

NOISE MONITORING SYSTEM

The Marine Corps Air Station - Yuma operates this system. Air Installation Compatibility Use Zone (AICUZ). ATC enters aircraft departures and direction of departure. From the numbers, a report is made to show where the aircraft noise is most prominent.

FLIGHT TRACK MONITORING SYSTEM - NONE

NOISE LEVEL LIMITS - NONE

STAGE 2 RESTRICTIONS

Stage 2 airplanes >75,000 lbs are prohibited from operating at airports within the 48 contiguous states.

STAGE 2 PHASEOUT

U.S. Stage 2 Phase out complete as of 12/31/1999 (CFR Part 91.801). Stage 2 airplanes >75,000 lbs are prohibited from operating at airports within the 48 contiguous states.

STAGE 3 RESTRICTIONS - NONE

COMMENTS

Yuma International Airport/Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS)-Yuma was originally known as Fly Field and opened in 1928. It was named for Col. Benjamin Franklin Fly, who negotiated the original lease for much of the present site from the U.S. Department of Interior for Yuma County to use as a civilian airfield. After the start of World War II, the War Department assumed control of the facility. Over the next few years, many combat aviators were trained at what was then called the Yuma Army Airfield. At the end of World War II, the military field was deactivated and control reverted to Yuma County. During the Korean War, the Air Force reactivated it as a military airfield, and it later became known as Vincent Air Force Base. In 1956, the land was divided into two areas. A joint-use patent granted to Yuma County the area that is now the civil portion of Yuma International Airport. The remainder, including all runways, and taxiways, continued under military control, and in 1959 became the Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS). The joint- use aspect of the airport continues to be its most distinctive feature today. In December 1965, the Yuma County Airport Authority (YCAA) was established to administer Yuma International Airport.