Yuma International Airport

Infobox Airport
name = Yuma International Airport
nativename = MCAS Yuma


image-width = 125
IATA = YUM
ICAO = KNYL
FAA = NYL
type = Public/Military
owner =
operator = Yuma County and USMC
city-served =
location = Yuma, Arizona
elevation-f = 216
elevation-m = 66
coordinates = coord|32|39|24|N|114|36|22|W|region:US_type:airport
website = [http://yumaairport.com/ YumaAirport.com]
r1-number = 3L/21R
r1-length-f = 13,300
r1-length-m = 4,054
r1-surface = Concrete
r2-number = 3R/21L
r2-length-f = 9,241
r2-length-m = 2,817
r2-surface = Asphalt/Concrete
r3-number = 8/26
r3-length-f = 6,146
r3-length-m = 1,873
r3-surface = Asphalt/Concrete
r4-number = 17/35
r4-length-f = 5,711
r4-length-m = 1,741
r4-surface = Asphalt/Concrete
stat-year = 2006
stat1-header = Aircraft operations
stat1-data = 136,954
stat2-header = Based aircraft
stat2-data = 221
footnotes = Source: Federal Aviation AdministrationFAA-airport|ID=NYL|use=PU|own=MN|site=00841.*A, effective 2008-07-31]

Yuma International Airport airport codes|YUM|KNYL|NYL, a shared-use airport together with Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, is located three nautical miles (6 km) south of the central business district of Yuma, a city in Yuma County, Arizona, United States. It is mostly used for military aviation, but is also served by three commercial airlines.

The airport's FAA location identifier was YUM (ICAO: KYUM) until June 2008, when it was changed to use MCAS Yuma's identifier of NYL (ICAO: KNYL). The IATA airport code, used for passenger travel, remains YUM.

Facilities and aircraft

Yuma International Airport covers an area of 3,100 acres (1,255 ha) at an elevation of 216 feet (66 m) above mean sea level. It has four runways which range in size from 5,711 by 150 feet (1,741 by 46 m) up to 13,300 by 200 feet (4,054 by 61 m).

For the 12-month period ending December 31, 2006, the airport had 136,954 aircraft operations, an average of 375 per day: 57% military, 38% general aviation and 5% air taxi. At that time there were 221 aircraft based at this airport:55% single-engine, 20% multi-engine, <1% jet, 5% helicopter and 19% military.

Airlines and destinations

*United Airlines
**United Express operated by SkyWest Airlines (Imperial, Los Angeles)
*US Airways
**US Airways Express operated by Mesa Airlines (Phoenix)

References

External links

* [http://yumaairport.com/ Yuma International Airport] , official web site
* [http://www.yuma.usmc.mil/ MCAS Yuma] , official web site
* [http://www.azdot.gov/aviation/airports/airports_list.asp?FAA=YUM Yuma International Airport] at Arizona DOT web site
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