Yuma Training Range Complex [YTRC]
The Yuma Training Range Complex [YTRC] is a military aviation training facility composed of airspace and lands located in southwestern Arizona and southeastern California. The YTRC includes the Chocolate Mountain Aerial Bombing and Gunnery Range and aproximately 5,000 square miles of airspace designated for military use in California, and approximately 5,000 square miles of airspace in the western segment of the Barry M. Goldwater Air Force Range (BMGR) designated for military use in Arizona. The Complex is the only location available to and operated by the Marine Corps where the primary mission is to provide full spectrum support for Marine Corps tactical aviation training.
The Yuma Complex is located in the southeastern California and southwestern Arizona deserts approximately 130 nm east of San Diego, CA. Refer to the station order and the instruction indicated for a complete description of the support available. An electronic warfare (EW) range is established at the Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Yuma AZ.
The complex is composed of the following instrumented areas:
The following restricted, Military Operating Areas (MOA), and Air Traffic Control Assigned Airspace (ATCAA) are associated with this complex: