Yuma International Airport
January 2016
Civil Air Patrol: 2015 Airport Highlights Based at the Yuma Interna onal Airport, Squadron 508 is a com- 2015 proved to be a year of noteworthy accomplishments posite unit consis ng of Cadets for Yuma Interna onal Airport. Our amazing team works (12 to 18 years old) and Senior hard to engage with the community and with businesses in Members (18 years and older). Members par cipate in commu- an effort to educate and bring economic opportuni es that nity events, air and ground SAR benefit our passengers and clients. Our airport and team training and missions, orienta on was recognized by Arizona Department of Transporta on as flights, glider training flights, Airport of the Year, we were named Chamber Member of the model rocketry and balloon launches, communica ons train- Month by Yuma County’s Chamber of Commerce, signed ing and exercises, leadership leases with American Airlines for con nued commercial air training, aerospace training, service for the next five years, Skylancer Avia on for aircra airport tours, and more. For maintenance, and a new lease with a UAS tenant at Rolle informa on about joining CAP Airfield. In addi on to this, the airport completed a full re- and the Squadron 508 team as wells as upcoming events and model on the East restroom within the airport terminal and mee ngs, please visit their has several grant projects under design and ready for con- website at yuma508.webs.com. struc on in 2016. To close the year we celebrated the 50th anniversary of the Yuma County Airport Authority with a splendid holiday performance by the Civic Light Orchestra inside the airport terminal.
Airline Enplanements Maintained Even though we are down to one air carrier, we had another great year of enplane- ments! In 2014, with two airlines, the airlines superseded past years with over 90,000 Hangars/T‐Shades: enplanements. Unfortunately that year was the announcement of the loss of Los All of the airport’s aircra hangars and t-shades are full thanks to a Angeles service provided by United/SkyWest. In 2015, with steady up ck in General Avia on just one airline, the airport is proud of American Airlines ac vity over the past two years. A which provided service to nearly 75,000 passengers from special thank you to our general Yuma to Phoenix. We are pleased with these numbers and avia on pilots and families for are doing all we can to encourage addi onal routes. The spreading the word and encourag- success and reten on of the current airline is not possible ing more to fly! The goal is to help increase the number of pilots in without our community use and support. The airport is Yuma County and really get the hopeful to see an increased use over the next year to show word out about where to begin the the need for addi onal services. The possibili es in the fu- steps to “Fly to Fly”. If you have ture are in the hands of our community and u liza on of any others interested in ren ng a t- local service. Thank you to everyone who choose to shade or hangar the wai ng list “Fly Yuma”! applica ons can be found on the airport’s website yumaairport.com under General Avia on.
Let Your Imagination Soar at Yuma International Airport- Fly Yuma
Yuma International Airport
January 2016
FAA Unmanned Aerial 2016 MCAS Yuma Vehicle/System Use Update Patriot Festival Beginning December 21, 2015, drone or unmanned aerial vehi- In lieu of an airshow in 2016, MCAS Yuma will host the cles owners are required by The Federal Avia on Administra- Patriots Fes val, a new endeavor created to bring MCAS on’s (FAA) to register their Small Unmanned Aircra System Yuma, the City of Yuma and surround areas together for a (UAS). By statute, all aircra weighing more than 0.55 pounds day of celebra on. The Patriot Fes val will be on Satur- (250 grams) and less than 55 pounds (approx. 25 kilograms), day, February 27th on the South CALA and includes free including payloads such as on-board cameras, must be regis- day events such as the “Marine Corps Ba le Challenge” tered. Under this rule, owners who previously operated an obstacle course, aircra and military vehicle displays, live unmanned aircra exclusively as a model aircra prior to De- local bands, mo va onal speakers, a kids area, and food cember 21, 2015, must register no later than February 19, vendors. There is also a paid evening concert featuring 2016. Owners of any other UAS purchased for use as a model popular Country Music Award ar sts with price ranges aircra a er December 21, 2015 must register before the first between $35-$75. For more informa on please visit their flight outdoors. website at yumapatrio est.org. Owners may use either the paper-based process or the new streamlined, web-based system. Owners using the new streamlined web-based system must be at least 13 years old to register. Owners using the model aircra for hobby or recrea- on will only have to register once and may use the same iden- fica on number for all of their model UAS. The registra on is valid for three years. Registra on is free for the first 30 days, then $5 a er that. In prepara on for registering online, each owner must provide General Aviation Socials his or her name, home address and e-mail address. Upon com- Yuma Interna onal Airport proudly hosts quarterly socials ple on of registra on, the web applica on will generate a Cer- for its General Avia on friends and family. The social pro- ficate of Aircra Registra on/Proof of Ownership that will vides an opportunity to share important avia on-related include a unique iden fica on number for the UAS owner, informa on, events and opportuni es, as well as to enjoy a which must be marked on the aircra . meal and con nue to build camaraderie. The next GA So- cial will be the Airport Annual Chili Cook-Off on March 16th Remember these rules when you fly: Fly below 400 feet from 5:30-7:00 at the East end mezzanine adjacent to the al tude. Keep your unmanned aircra in sight at all mes. Board Room on the second floor within the airport’s termi- Never fly near manned aircra , nal. This contest is open to the tenants and employees at especially near airports. Never fly the airport. In past years the past entrants have been from over groups of people, stadiums our rental car agencies, TSA, the YCAA Board, the Airport or spor ng events. Never fly near (YCAA) employees, general avia- emergency response efforts. on pilots, airlines, and a few oth- Working together, we can keep ers. It is a lot of fun and we can’t wait to see who’s going to win the skies safe for everyone. this year!
Let Your Imagination Soar at Yuma International Airport- Fly Yuma