Marine Corps Air Station Yuma

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Marine Corps Air Station Yuma
- MCAS Yuma -
Mcas yuma.jpg
Aerial photograph (June 15, 1992)
Characteristics
ICAO code KNYL
Coordinates

32 ° 39 '24 "  N , 114 ° 36' 22"  W Coordinates: 32 ° 39 '24 "  N , 114 ° 36' 22"  W.
Height above MSL 66 m (217  ft )
Basic data
opening 1928/1959
operator United States Marine Corps
Runways
3L / 21R 4054 m × 61 m concrete
3R / 21L 2817 m × 46 m asphalt / concrete
8/26 1873 m × 46 m asphalt / concrete
17/35 1741 m × 46 m asphalt / concrete



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The Marine Corps Air Station Yuma is a military airfield of the US Marine Corps in the district of Yuma County , about 3 km south of Yuma (Arizona) , United States. Some United States Air Force training and radar units are also on the premises. Some facilities at Yuma International Airport are shared with the military.

List of Harrier units in Yuma

The US Marine Corps operates or operated the following Harrier squadrons in Yuma, which are subordinate to Marine Aircraft Group (MAG) 13, part of the 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing.

Season Surname Tail code Remarks
VMA-211 Wake Island Avengers CF Established in January 1937, the AV-8B Harrier II has been in service since 1985.
VMA-214 Black Sheep WE Established in July 1942, the AV-8B has been in service since 1989.
VMA-311 Tomcats WL Established in December 1942, the AV-8B has been in service since 1988.
VMA-513 Flying Nightmares WF Established in February 1944, the AV-8B served from 1987 to 2013 and was disbanded in July 2013

See also

Web links

Commons : Marine Corps Air Station Yuma  - Collection of pictures, videos, and audio files

literature

  • Shaw, Frederick J. (2004), Locating Air Force Base Sites History's Legacy, Air Force History and Museums Program, United States Air Force, Washington DC, 2004.
  • Manning, Thomas A. (2005), History of Air Education and Training Command, 1942-2002. Office of History and Research, Headquarters, AETC, Randolph AFB, Texas

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Ted Carlson: Black Sheep . In: Flight Revue . No. 11 , 2013, ISSN  0015-4547 , p. 6-13 .