INFORMATION FOR PILOTS - UPDATED 01/25/2022
GEU received a
MEMORANDUM FOR STAKEHOLDERS regarding the Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for Regional Special Use Airspace Optimization to Support Air Force Missions in Arizona. Their website provides information on the proposed action and an overview of the alternatives being considered. Please review this site for:
• information on the status and schedule of the EIS
• documents and references available for review
• opportunities for public involvement
• methods to submit comments during the designated public comment periods
The
USAF EIS website will be updated throughout the project, please check back often for updates.
The Proposed Action is to optimize ten existing MOAs used by aircrews stationed at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Luke Air Force Base, and Morris Air National Guard Base in Arizona. The MOAs proposed for optimization include Tombstone, Outlaw, Jackal, Reserve, Morenci, Bagdad, Gladden, Sells, Ruby, and Fuzzy (see Figure). The optimization would address existing and future training deficiencies due to insufficient airspace. This includes updating the published times of use; adjusting the altitudes of existing MOAs to support low-altitude training; authorizing supersonic training at lower altitudes in more MOAs; and authorizing use of chaff and lowering the minimum release altitude for flares.
The Proposed Action does not include creating new MOAs or changes at the installations (personnel, infrastructure, aircraft inventory, or airfield operations), changes to land use beneath the MOAs, or weapons release.